AnnualDataSummary: Difference between revisions

AnnualDataSummary (view source)

Revision as of 15:29, 28 November 2012

421 bytes added , 15:29, 28 November 2012

m

→‎Usage

Sfws

5,838

edits

@@ Line 27: / Line 27: @@
 = Usage  =
-Along the top will be a menu of the six data sets available and on the top left of the table is the year currently being shown. Change either the year, or click one of the top buttons to change the data. Depending on the speed of your internet connection, and your browser, the data may take a few seconds to be processed.
+Along the top will be a menu of the six data sets available and on the top left of the table is the year currently being shown. Change either the year, or click one of the top buttons to change the dataset. Depending on the speed of your internet connection, and your browser, the data may take a few seconds to be processed.
-As this is a pure Javascript solution it means your browser is doing all the work. The complete dayfile.txt is loaded each time you show the data and your PC then filters and processes it. This is in contrast to a PHP solution where the server does all the work and only sends the results.
+If you select the pure Javascript solution available here, it means the page viewer's browser is doing all the work. The complete dayfile.txt is loaded each time you select a dataset, and your PC then filters and processes it.  An [http://sandaysoft.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=8690 alternative Javascript/jQuery solution] that only reads the dayfile.txt once, however many times you choose a different data set or a different year is in the 3rd party tools forum. That alternative is thus considerably faster, especially with large dayfile.txt files.
+This is in contrast to a PHP solution also available here, where the source server does all the work and only sends the results to the viewer's browser.
 = Possible problems  =