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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=164273718-05062007>There appear to be
two ways to get data into a custom graph. (1) Use the built-in NCV module
to parse it out of a Hobbit message, or (2) use the --extra-script and
--extra-test options to hobbitd_rrd. I have tried (1) but not (2)
yet.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=164273718-05062007>I want to use (1)
for it's efficient operation, but the Hobbit message format it requires for
parsing looks ugly when displayed on the webpage (at least I think it's
ugly). So I was looking for ways to "hide" the data from the webpage while
still allowing the NCV module to find it. My first thought was to send the
Hobbit message with the graphing data hidden inside a <div
style="display:invisible">...</div> block. But this doesn't work
because when generating the webpage, Hobbit puts the incoming message inside a
<table>, and you can't hide <div>'s when they're inside a table
cell.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=164273718-05062007>Does anyone have
other solutions to this, while still using method (1) so the NCV module can
efficientlhy parse things? Or am I stuck with learning and moving to
method (2)?</SPAN></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>