[Mapserver-users] dynamic point generation with php-mapscript

[Eric Bridger]

A while ago I put an example in the Perl mapscript Wiki doing this:

http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?PerlMapScriptExamples35ex14

which you should be able to convert to PHP.  I solved the query problem
without need of a shape or dbf file by saving an array of point
attribute information with the same index as the $shape->{index}.

Hope this helps.

Eric Bridger


On Fri, 2003-04-04 at 03:49, Paul Dymecki wrote:
> Joost,
>      Do you have a way of querying a dynamic point?  I'm assumeing not since there is no associated dbf file.  In case a query is needed i guess adding to a shape file would be needed?
> thx,
> Paul
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Van Ulden, Joost 
>   To: 'Dan Barron' ; Paul Dymecki ; MapServer List (E-mail) 
>   Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 1:52 PM
>   Subject: RE: [Mapserver-users] dynamic point generation with php-mapscript
> 
> 
>   Hello Paul, I have attached a template where I do just what you asked for.  Please contact me if you have any questions.
> 
>   Regards,
> 
>   Joost van Ulden
>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: Dan Barron [mailto:dbarron at ddive.com]
>     Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 8:45 AM
>     To: Paul Dymecki; MapServer List (E-mail)
>     Subject: Re: [Mapserver-users] dynamic point generation with php-mapscript
> 
> 
>     You can create a dummy point layer in your map file, then in php query the database for your points, create new point objects using ms_newPointObj(), set the XY coordinates, and draw the point on the layer.  If you want some specific code examples, I can send along snippet.
> 
>     Dan
> 
>     At 11:07 AM 4/3/2003 -0500, Paul Dymecki wrote:
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>       Hi,
>       I was wondering if anyone would know some good examples of generateing dynamic points with php mapscript?  Ie just pulling from points from a database and displaying them without a shape file?
>       any hints would be apprcited,
>       thanks,
>       Paul