[Mapserver-users] shapefile programming

[Kieran J. Ames]

As I understand, mapscript only works on NT if you use php.
However, I'm wondering if I use a DOS window and invoke perl, will the mapscript.pm module then work?
...Kieran

Lowell Filak wrote:

> Sounds like a good case for an example so the perl mapscript program to do just that is at:
> http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?PerlMapScriptExamples35ex15
> HTH
> Lowell F.
>
> The following message was sent by John Hagstrand <john.hagstrand at interageresearch.com> on Sun, 02 Mar 2003 13:01:21 -0600.
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I need a program or programmer to manipulate a Shapefile.
> >
> > I want to pull the bounding box out of the SHP file and put it in the DBF
> > file.
> >
> > You see what I mean?  I want to add four columns to the DBF file: north,
> > south, east and west.  And I want to populate those four fields to indicate
> > the boundary of each object.
> >
> > Do you know of a utility program that will do this?  If not, do you know a
> > programmer who will write me such a utility program for a fee?
> >
> > Thanks
> > John
> >
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