[Mapserver-users] QueryByPoint on PostGIS layer

Thu Apr 24 11:11:20 EDT 2003

There is a known problem with PgSQL 7.3 and mapserver querying. We have 
a patch out with alpha testers. Dave will commit it to CVS when he gets 
back from vacation in a couple weeks.
Sorry,
Paul

steff wrote:
> Hi all.
> 
> My problem is :
> 
>   I've got a postgis layer
> 
> LAYER
>   CONNECTIONTYPE postgis
>   NAME "Contour_Departements"
>   CONNECTION "dbname=db port=5555 user=apache"
>   DATA "the_geom from giscontourdepartement"
>   TYPE POLYGON
>   STATUS OFF
>   GROUP "Contour"
> #  FILTER "shapdpt_id LIKE '%value%%'"
>   HEADER blank.html
>   FOOTER blank.html
>   CLASS
>     NAME "Contour_Departements1"
>     EXPRESSION ([dept_id] = 0)
>     SYMBOL "star"
>     SIZE 8
>     OUTLINECOLOR 255 0 0
>     COLOR 255 0 255
>     OVERLAYSYMBOL "downwarddiagonalfill"
>     OVERLAYSIZE 6
>     OVERLAYCOLOR 0 0 0
>     TEMPLATE "itemquery_template.html"
>   END
>   CLASS
>     NAME "Contour_Departements2"
>     EXPRESSION ([dept_id] = 1)
>     SYMBOL "cross"
>     SIZE 8
>     OUTLINECOLOR 255 0 0
>     COLOR 255 128 64
>     TEMPLATE "itemquery_template.html"
>   END
> 
>   METADATA
>    LYRNAME "Contour de Départements"
>    TABLE_NAME "giscontourdepartement"
>    RESULT_FIELDS "area"
>    WMS_SRS  "EPSG:27582"
>    WMS_ORDER "2"
>   END
> 
> END
> 
> 
> I want to query this layer with :
> 
>     $nClickGeoX = pix2Geo($_SESSION["map_x"], 0, $map->width,$dfMinX, 
> $dfMaxX,
> 0);
>     $nClickGeoY = pix2Geo($_SESSION["map_y"], 0, $map->height,$dfMinY, 
> $dfMaxY,
> 1);
>     $oClickGeo = ms_newPointObj();
>     $oClickGeo->setXY($nClickGeoX, $nClickGeoY);
>     $err = @$map->queryByPoint($oClickGeo, MS_SINGLE, -1);
>     if($err == MS_SUCCESS)
>     {
>       $queryResults=TRUE;
>       dumpQueryResults () ;
>       print( "<script 
> language=\"javascript\">parent.queryResult.window.location
> =\"legend/queryResult.php\";</script>" );
>     }
> 
> 
> function dumpQueryResults()
> {
>     GLOBAL $map;
>     $numResultsTotal = 0;
>     $fp = fopen("legend/queryResult.php", "w+");
>     for($iLayer=0; $iLayer < $map->numlayers; $iLayer++)
>     {
>         $oLayer = $map->GetLayer($iLayer);
>         $numResults = $oLayer->getNumResults();
>         if ($numResults == 0)
>             continue;  // No results in this layer
>         // Open layer's table... take the list of fields to display from
>         // the "HEADERRESULT_FIELDS" metadata in the layer object.
>         //$oLayer->open($map->shapepath);
>         $oLayer->open("");
>         $selFields = explode(" ", 
> $oLayer->getMetaData("RESULT_FIELDS"));    
>         fwrite($fp,"<html>\n<body bgcolor=\"#ADCEED\">\n<TABLE BORDER=0
> CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=2
> WIDTH=100%%>\n");
>         fwrite($fp,"<TR>\n");
>         fwrite($fp,"<TD COLSPAN=".sizeof($selFields)." BGCOLOR=#C1D8E3>");
>         fwrite($fp,"<CENTER> ".$oLayer->getMetaData("LYRNAME")." 
> </CENTER>" );
>         fwrite($fp,"</TR>\n");
>         //
>         // Table header: attribute names...
>         //
>         fwrite($fp,"<TR>\n");
>         for ($iField=0; $iField < sizeof($selFields); $iField++)
>         {
>             fwrite($fp,"<TD BGCOLOR=#E2EFF5>");
>             fwrite($fp,"".$selFields[$iField]."");
>             fwrite($fp,"</TD>");
>         }
>         fwrite($fp,"</TR>\n");
>         //
>         // One row in table for each selected record
>         //
>         for ($iRes=0; $iRes < $numResults; $iRes++)
>         {
>             $oRes = $oLayer->getResult($iRes);
>             if($oRes != FALSE)
>             {
>               $oShape = $oLayer->getShape(-1,$oRes->shapeindex);
>               fwrite($fp,"<TR>\n");
>               //fwrite($fp,"<!--
> bounds(".$oShape->bounds->minx.",".$oShape->bounds->miny.")-
> (".$oShape->bounds->maxx.",."$oShape->bounds->maxy.")-->\n"
> );
>               for($iField=0; $iField < sizeof($selFields); $iField++)
>               {
>                 fwrite($fp,"<TD BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF>");
>                 fwrite($fp,"".$oShape->values[$selFields[$iField]]."");
>                 fwrite($fp,"</TD>");
>               }
>               fwrite($fp,"</TR>\n");
>               $oShape->free();
>               $numResultsTotal++;
>            }
>         }
>         $oLayer->close();
>         fwrite($fp,"</TABLE>\n</body>\n</html>\n");
>     }
>     if ($numResultsTotal == 0)
>         fwrite($fp,"Nothing found at query location.");
>   fclose($fp);
> }
> 
> 
> But i get always the same error :
>    Fatal error: Assertion failed, Could not set shape values: 0, 0
> 
> I already look in the users-list but there is no answer...
> The only answer is to use  layer->open(""); but i already do this without
> result....
> I received a mail from Daniel Morissette who told me he think it's a bug 
> with shape creation from postgis without attribute so numvalue and 
> numitem are set to 0.
> but my table structure is :
>  
>  OID | GID | DEPT_ID | AREA | THE_GEOM |
>  
> So why numvalue is set to 0 i don't know...
>  
> -> i get this work few month ago with mapserver 3.6.4 and postgres 7.2 
> now i'm using mapserver 3.6.5 and postgres 7.3
>  
> If someone could help me.  :)
>  

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