get colors from database

[Mark de Blois]

Hi Carola,

Have you considered using an extension within ArcGIS such as Amein from 
which you can generate a map file using the color coding from ArcGIS?

cheers,
Mark

Carola Jesch wrote:
> Hi,
> please help me with the following problem.
> I have a polygon layer containing hundreds of features. I would like 
> to draw ech feature with a different color like you can do in ArcGIS 
> using the classification symbolization.
> Now, I could add the colors to the dbf file in a seperate row or in a 
> different file and join it to my layer. But how can I change the layer 
> style COLOR to use these stored colors?
> Is this possible with MapServer?
>  
> Thanks!
> Carola
>  
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> Carola Jesch
> Wetland Biogeochemistry Institute
> Department of Oceanography and Coastal Science
> Louisiana State University
> 3191 Energy, Coast & Environment Bldg.
> Baton Rouge, LA,70803
> e-mail:_ cjesch at cct.lsu.edu <mailto:cjesch at cct.lsu.edu>_
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