[mapserver-users] request help on :- points to a shapefile

[David Armstrong]

Looking for an example of how to make a shapefile from a XBase database of points
I now have my gps positions x,y,id in a database, i would like to make the app faster by placing them into a shapefile, any example would be appriciated in perl or mapscript 

i would also wish to show the point's as a gif rather than as a font, i am using the following method unless you know of a better one 
dependant on a database field  i.e. tractor , car, truck etc 
but stuck as to how to make the shapfile and also have different gif symbols per point in the shapefile 

symbol
    type PIXMAP
    image "truck.gif"
end

hope this makes sense !
any ideas,examples welcolme

Regards
Dave  
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