using pieces of mapserver code

[Frank Koormann]

Michael, 

* Michael Hearne (mhearne at bellsouth.net) [010128 18:57]:
> This is almost a C programming question, but I don't know of any groups
> to which I could address the question other than this one.  Here goes:
> 

[...]

> 
> For example, I'm trying to compile the code included at the bottom of
> this message, and I keep getting 'undefined reference to X' messages. 

The exact message would be helpful.

[...]

> 
> Or, could I use (or make) a library out of the C code that is in
> mapserver and use that?
> 
> 
[...]
> 
> 	if(msOpenSHPFile(&shpfile, "rb", path, tile, filename) == -1){
> 		printf("Filename %s cannot be opened!\n",filename);
> 	}
> }

As already mentioned in a reply to your earlier question (accidently not
cc'd to the list :( I suggest to have a look at the shapelib
http://gdal.velocet.ca/projects/shapelib/index.html
on which the MapServer shapefile read-in is based.

Regards,

    Frank

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