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Proto Modules

Attribute Calculator
Calculates a new value for an attribute of each entry in an entryset.
Attribute Editor
Reorders, changes the names of and hides attributes in an entryset
Bar Graph
Displays data as a bar chart in the Viewer
Bloomberg
Provides access to data from Bloomberg for Proto
Button
Provides a Button control in the Viewer
Check Box
Provides a Check Box control in the Viewer
Contour Graph
Displays data as a contour graph in the Viewer
Date Chooser
Provides a control in the Viewer that allows choosing a date from a calendar
Entryset Filter
Filters entrysets according to the defined criteria
Entryset Formula
The Entryset Formula can perform calculations on entire attributes.
EntrysetJoin
Performs a SQL-style Join on two Entrysets.
EntrysetSQLQuery
Executes SQL queries against Entrysets and returns results as Entrysets
Entryset Generator
Generates new entrysets and fills them with data
Entryset Module
Allows for the construction and manipulation of entrysets, entry by entry and attribute by attribute.
Entryset Sorter
Sorts the data in entrysets
Environment
Access to and manipulation of the environment the module exists in
Excel Reader
Reads data from Excel spreadsheets into entrysets
Excel Writer
Writes data to Excel spreadsheets
Flash
Provides Macromedia Flash integration for the Proto Viewer
Formula
Evaluates mathematical expressions and outputs the results
General
An overview of elements common to all modules
List Box
Provides a control in the Viewer that allows selecting one or more items from a list
Movie Capture
Captures screenshots and movies of the Viewer
ODBC
Reads data from an ODBC database into an entryset
Pie Graph
Displays data as a pie chart
ProtoDB Reader
Reads data from a ProtoDB into an entryset
ProtoDB Writer
Inserts, updates, and deletes entries in a ProtoDB
Router
Takes data from one input and conditionally sends it to one of multiple outputs
Simple Report
Summarizes the data of attributes of an entryset for each of the unique values in other attributes
Slider
Provides a Slider control in the Viewer for choosing numbers
Switch
Conditionally sends a message from one of multiple inputs to a single output
Table
Edit, and create entrysets as well as display them in the Viewer
Text Box
Displays a text field control to enter, edit, and display text in the Viewer
VBA
Provides integration between Proto and Visual Basic for Applications.
Web Browser
Loads and renders HTML and web page content.
Web Service
Provides access to data from a web service to Proto.
XY Graph
Creates a 2-dimensional visual representation of an entryset