Adding a feature and label to a map

[Chip Taylor]

Thank you!

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Lime [mailto:steve.lime at dnr.state.mn.us] 
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 3:07 PM
To: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU; work at XWB.COM
Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Adding a feature and label to a map

Chip: You need a layer to essentially hold/symbolize the dynamic point.
Assuming that's called, say,
'mypnt' then the URL would like:

 
...&map_mypnt_feature=new&map_mypnt_feature_points=-122.1234+47.5678&map_myp
nt_feature_text=My+House&...

If you're using 4.8 you can ommit the 'map_mypnt_feature=new' variable, it
is not needed.

Anyway, verbose but it should work.

Steve

>>> Chip Taylor <work at XWB.COM> 02/06/06 4:22 PM >>>
I am running MapServer under IIS6.0 as a CGI in, without MapScript support.
My projection is lat and long.  In either map or browser mode I'd like to be
able to pass in a lat long coordinate via the URL, along with a label for
that coordinate and have a symbol placed on the resulting map with the label
associated with it.  For example, if I have a symbol to use named "marker",
I'd like to pass in the lat and long coordinate (such as "-122.1234+47.5678"
and a label, such as "My House" and have the "marker" symbol appear on the
appropriate place on the map labeled as "My House".  How would I do that?

Your help is appreciated.
Chip Taylor
Prepared Response, Inc