Hi again.
 
We have been getting questions about how to capture the data and charts
from our Web site's On-Line bee hive.
 
All of the data - bee flight activity, weather, colony core temperature
(when we get the new A/D system up and running) is ARCHIVED in sets of two
column tables.
 
Each cell of a Table contains 24 hrs of data.  The name of the file is the
date on which the data was collected.  The current day always appears at
the bottom of the Table columns.
 
 
Data Formats:
 
If you click on the left column, you will see the day's data in an ASCII
text format.  If you click on the right column, you will see the day's data
displayed as a chart (assuming you have a JAVA capable browser) that you
can manipulate (turn variables on and off, set up a second or alternative Y
axis, etc.
 
Capturing Data:
 
You can Print the text-based data set by simply using the Print command
under the File command of your browser.  You can capture the data by
displaying the text file on your computer screen; then using the Copy or
Cut command under your Browser's Edit command.  If you want all of the
data, use the Select All command under Edit.  If you want part of the data,
use your mouse to paint in the part of the data set that you want to
capture.  Now switch to a spreadsheet, database, or word processor program.
 Open a new file, then use the Paste function under the program's Edit
command to copy the data into your new file.
 
Capturing JAVA Graphs:
 
Unfortunately, your Browser's Print command will not print a JAVA graph.
You can get a separate utility to print JAVA graphs, or capture the chart
from your computer screen.
 
On a PC, display a day's chart on your monitor.  Then, press the ALT and
Print Scrn Keys at the same time.  Now, switch to a word processor or
graphics program, open a new file, and use the Paste command under Edit to
copy the chart into your application.
 
Remember, you are only getting a picture of the chart, you can't manipulate
it in your application nor can you extract the underlying data from the
captured chart.  You may be able to paste the chart into a spreadsheet or
database program, but it will still be a snapshot of the chart as you
arranged it in the Web browser (not an actual chart produced by the
spreadsheet or database software).
 
Finally, if you grab the text-based data, you can re-plot that data using
your own chart or graph software.  Any spreadsheet, database, or graphics
program that can create charts or graphs should work.
 
Cheers
 
Jerry
Jerry J. Bromenshenk
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