question about new Symbol as a file, for a certain class

[Jeff McKenna]

Hi Calin,

You should always use the MapServer mailing list for questions (here is
the link to join in case you are not already on the list:
http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mapserver-users.html).

I think your symbol path is correct.  I think the only thing missing is
a COLOR. e.g.

   CLASS
     SIZE 8
     NAME "Cities"
     SYMBOL "./images/test.gif"
     COLOR 0 0 0
   END


jeff





Calin NITU (IG) wrote:
> Hi Jeff,
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> Due to the new installed server I also upgraded to 4.2.5.
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> I noticed that the SYMBOL is a little bit changed
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> SYMBOL [integer|string|filename]
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> The symbol name or number to use for all features if attribute tables
> are not used. The number is the index of the symbol in the symbol file,
> starting at 1, the 5th symbol in the file is therefore symbol number 5.
> You can also give your symbols names using the /NAME/ keyword in the
> symbol definition file, and use those to refer to them. Default is 0,
> which results in a single pixel, single width line, or solid polygon
> fill, depending on layer type.
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> You can also specify a gif or png filename. The *path is relative to the
> location of the mapfile.*
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> The map file(s) are located on absolute path:
> /web/internetgids.be/gemeentekaarten/map-files
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> The symbols are located on absolute path:
> /web/internetgids.be/maps/symbols/klanten/
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> So .. in the map file it should be:
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> class
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>        status on
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>        expression /1240/
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>          name "1240"
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>        symbol '../../maps/symbols/klanten/1240.png'
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> end
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> Still the symbol is not displayed……
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> The original – with absolute path worked
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> symbol '/web/internetgids.be/maps/symbols/klanten/1240.png'
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> I tried also to save he image as GIF…. Still no display!
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> Any hints?
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> Thank you,
>
> Calin
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>

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Jeff McKenna
GIS Specialist
DM Solutions Group Inc.
http://www.dmsolutions.ca