[Mapserver-users] .shp file to .map file

[Alexander Lim]

hi guys,

sorry for this totally newbie question.

i just got everything setup including php/mapscript.
and i m starting to read the how-to by example. my
question is on map file that mapserver uses. does this
map file follows a "universal" standard just like .shp
file or is it solely a mapserver format. the reason i
m asking this is that i have .shp files of a country
which were converted from mapinfo map and tab file
format. is there a converter to convert .shp to
mapserver map file or can i even use .shp file
directly. 

thanks for any advice.

alex


	
		
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