General information about TeeChart Pro


Q: How many different Chart components exist ?


TChart ( non database bound )
TDBChart (database bound, allowing non database data as well )
TQRChart ( integrates in QuickReport report bands )

TDecisionGraph (developed by Borland Intl, integrates with Borland's Decision Cube components )


Q: Is TeeChart Pro Year-2000 compliant ?


Yes. There is a Y2K statement available here.

As TeeChart Pro is 100% native VCL ObjectPascal code, it gets benefit of Inprise Borland job of anticipating this problem. Please contact Inprise Borland's web site at www.borland.com for extended information.


Q: What is TeeChart Pro?


TeeChart is a charting and graphing library for Borland compilers (Delphi and C++ Builder) and for ActiveX-aware environments (Visual Studio, Visual Basic, ASP, IIS, Internet Explorer, Visual C++, Visual FoxPro, Access, Word, Excel, VBA Office, etc)
Borland itself choose TeeChart (Standard version) as the only native charting tool to include it in Borland Delphi and C++ Builder packages since version 1, back in 1996.

The TeeChart Pro library is composed of many objects (components), which represent the different parts of a chart image.
Parts include Axes, Legend, Titles and Footers, and every different chart style is represented as an object (Line, Bar, Area, Pie, etc).
Each object has specific properties, methods and events.

TeeChart Pro provides 49 Chart styles and 33 Mathematical Functions.
More styles can be easily created by deriving new object classes from the existing types.


Q: Where can I find more examples ?


There is a "Tricks & Tips" section at our web site  where we'll be posting advanced examples and "How to" guides. This FAQ database will also be there.


Q: Where can I find more information and help?


Paid support:

Please contact sales@steema.com about paid support options.

Free support:

This FAQ pages:

This FAQ database will be continuously improved with more topics. Check our web site often.


Q: Which are the differences between the TeeChart version included in Borland Delphi & C++ Builder and TeeChart Pro ?


TeeChart Pro adds the following to the Standard version :

100 % native Object Pascal VCL Source code.
More extended chart types and more Functions.
Run-time access to the Editor, Export and Print Preview dialogs
50 more features like multiple axes, multi-line axis labels, Legend rows, Surface Legend, ScrollBars, ToolBar, etc
OpenGL 3D rendering, shadows and lighting.
URL (Web) chart loading
JPEG exporting
Many additional examples like ActiveForms
More extensive online documentation
Access to the private download area, with free betas and upgrades
More ways to obtain Support. Access to paid Support


Q: Which are the different chart types and functions that TeeChart Pro provides?


Chart styles:

Line (strip), Vertical Bar, Horizontal Bar, Point (scatter), Area, Pie, Fast-Line (real-time), Shapes, Arrow, Gantt, Bubble, Candle (OHLC, stock), Volume (financial), Error Bar, Surface, Contour, Polar, Radar, Bezier (smooth line), Point 3D

Functions:

Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide, Count, Average, Moving Average, High, Low, Exponential Average, RSI (Resistent Strength Index), Momentum, Cumulative, Standard Deviation, Curve Fitting (polynomial), Trend

Other Sample styles (VCL version):

MyPoint, BigCandle, ImageBar, ImagePoint, DeltaPoint. Please, see the TeeChart Gallery for more details.


Q: Which compiler platforms does TeeChart Pro support?


TeeChart Pro runs natively under all versions of Borland Delphi and Borland C++ Builder.

The COM/ActiveX version of TeeChart Pro works in Visual Studio, IIS, ASP, Visual Basic, Internet Explorer, Visual FoxPro 5, Access 97, VBA Office 97, Microsoft.Net and with other ActiveX compatible environments.


Q: Which languages are supported?

Borland translated TeeChart Standard version for all languages supported by Delphi and C++ Builder (German, French, Asian languages, etc).

TeeChart Pro is available in 25 languages. Translated dialogs and constants can be used both at design-time and at run-time.


Q: Which are the installation requirements?

Prerequisites Disk Space Required:  15MB 
Memory Required:  8MB 
Operating System for Deployment:

Windows XP
Windows 2000
Windows 98
Windows 95
Windows NT 4.0
Windows NT 3.51
Linux