[Mapserver-users] mapserver

[woodbri at swoodbridge.com]

It is not required, the shapelib software keeps track of the data you 
enter and sets the extents appropriately.

-Steve W

On 2 Mar 2003 at 8:28, Paul Dymecki wrote:

> Hi,
>   I'm creating and populateing a new shp and was wondering how to go
>   about setting the extents for the newly created shp, or if it's
>   possible?
> thx,
> Paul
> 
> $shpFile = ms_newShapeFileObj( $shpFname, MS_SHP_POINT);
> 
>