[mapserver-users] Seamless Layers in MapServer

[Martin, Daniel]

I made a mistake on that layer definition in my previous mail.  Where it
says "\My_Path\MY_TAB_FILE" it should read "\My_Path\MY_TAB_FILE.TAB".  The
extension does need to be included.

Sorry for the mistake.
-Dan

-----Original Message-----
From: Martin, Daniel 
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 9:55 AM
To: Reddy Srinivas; mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
Subject: RE: [mapserver-users] Seamless Layers in MapServer


Through OGR, Mapinfo Seamless layers are supported.  Why not just use them?

Here's my US Zip layer definition, which is a Mapinfo TAB Seamless layer. 

LAYER
  NAME "US Zips"
	
  PROJECTION
    AUTO
  END

  CONNECTIONTYPE OGR
  CONNECTION "\My_Path\MY_TAB_FILE"

  STATUS ON

  TYPE POLYGON
  STYLEITEM "AUTO"
  CLASS
	NAME 'US Zips'
  END
END

-Dan


-----Original Message-----
From: Ed McNierney [mailto:ed at topozone.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 7:48 AM
To: Reddy Srinivas; mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
Subject: RE: [mapserver-users] Seamless Layers in MapServer


Reddy -

I'm not familiar with the details of MapInfo's "seamless layers" but you can
produce a similar effect using the GROUP statement in MapServer.  You can
assign multiple layers to the same GROUP and then refer to that group by
name as if it were a single layer.

	- Ed

Ed McNierney
President and Chief Mapmaker
TopoZone.com / Maps a la carte, Inc.
73 Princeton Street, Suite 305
North Chelmsford, MA  01863
ed at topozone.com
(978) 251-4242 

-----Original Message-----
From: Reddy Srinivas [mailto:Reddy at corp.sunday.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 2:45 AM
To: 'mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu'
Subject: [mapserver-users] Seamless Layers in MapServer


Hi,

In MapInfo there is a concept called the "Seamless Layers" where you can
create a single layer making use of more than one layer. Is there a similar
kind of concept available in MapServer. I don't have much idea about
mapserver as these are my first days with it. 

How do I write the code in .MAP file to tell the Server that these bunch of
section make one layer.

Any suggestions, ideas, help??

Thanks a lot.

> Reddy.
>