[mapserver-users] RE: How to draw custom rectangles with bounding box coordinates

[Bob Basques]

The mapfile is where you need to concentrate first.

You put together a regular LAYER section in the Mapfile, but you'll use 
a line like this to define the call to postgis:

DATA "wkb_geometry from <some SQL stuff>"

I've got some better examples, but the MapServer site has some info on 
this here:

http://mapserver.org/mapfile/layer.html

Look at the DATA tag in that page

There's more detail here:

http://mapserver.org/input/vector/postgis.html

bobb



On 7/8/2010 1:08 AM, mani2604 wrote:
> @BoB Basques-2
>
>                 Well right now I am not plannin' to transfix wid any hefty
> amount of data into the database.. i was working on an experimental basis
> for my  project...
>
> I am not much experienced and definitely not familiar with PERL.. Soo plz
> cud u be more specific like---
>
> OK I somehow got some 'n' number of polygons saved in Postgis.. When I pass
> on a query I am gonna retrieve them to display on the base map.. so the
> thing is what sort of layer do I need to specify in the mapfile or the app
> framework(probably geomoose here) to perform the overlay action??!
>
> Any Suggestions r truly appreciated..!!
>
> Thank You
>