[Javascript] JavaScript stoplight chart

[Webber, Ward]

Right now, the status is indicated in PowerPoint documents that are
updated frequently. I didn't want to rely on those who do the updating
to also use a form to show status, but I'm beginning to think that's the
only practical solution. My stoplight chart would be used by upper
management as a quick read on status for several high-level projects, so
it needs to be accurate. I'm thinking I'll use a form as you suggest,
and also indicate on the chart any projects whose status may be
outdated.

-----Original Message-----
From: Timothy White [mailto:weirdit at gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 6:51 PM
To: [JavaScript List]
Subject: Re: [Javascript] JavaScript stoplight chart


On 8/24/05, Webber, Ward <ward.webber at boeing.com> wrote:
> I need to build a dynamic stoplight chart on a web page. The approach 
> I'm thinking of so far would just color table cells red, yellow, or 
> green, with an R, Y, or G in them. I'd rather not set up a database 
> behind it because I'd like to read the information from documents my 
> users have to update daily anyway (I can't rely on them to also 
> consistently fill in a status form to feed a database). Possibly 
> requiring them to append an R, Y, or G to the updated filename would 
> work, and I could parse the filename.
> 
> Has anyone had to work on this or a similar problem?

I'm not 100% sure what your asking. Are you saying that you basically
want a script that gets a status and shows the right colour for that
status? And where are you changing the status? What's wrong with having
a file, that has a form for updating the status (select box), and having
the javascript query the server for that file and get the status from
that? Then some CSS maybe to change the colour of a box?

Tim
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