[mapserver-users] getting the scale in a map file at runtime

[Richard Greenwood]

On Fri, Jun 3, 2022 at 8:43 AM Jörg Thomsen (WhereGroup) <
joerg.thomsen at wheregroup.com> wrote:

> Richard,
> sorry, yes, sure...
>
> Perhaps you can use scaletoken? It's not the same as you are searching
> for, but you could define a set of tolerance-values for different scales.
>

Yes - I had not thought of that. It might be a better way than what I was
trying to do. Thank you!


Am 03.06.22 um 16:21 schrieb Richard Greenwood:
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Jun 3, 2022 at 8:00 AM Jörg Thomsen (WhereGroup)
> > <joerg.thomsen at wheregroup.com <mailto:joerg.thomsen at wheregroup.com>>
> wrote:
> >
> >     Hi,
> >
> >     what about:
> >     https://mapserver.org/mapfile/template.html#image-geometry
> >     <https://mapserver.org/mapfile/template.html#image-geometry>
> >     -> scaledenom
> >
> >     Doesn't work?
> >
> >
> > Thanks, but no, it does not work. I'm trying to access the scale in a
> > map file, not in a template. Using square brackets [variable] is
> > interpreted as a field name in the data, not as a runtime variable. For
> > example:
> >    CLASS
> >      STYLE
> >        GEOMTRANSFORM (generalize([shape], [scaledenom]))
> >        COLOR "#2AB1F7"
> >      END
> >    END
> > returns the error:
> > DBASE file error. Item 'scaledenom' not found.
> >
> >
> >     Jörg
> >
> >
> >     Am 03.06.22 um 15:45 schrieb Richard Greenwood:
> >      > Can I get the current scale for use in a map file at runtime.
> >      > Specifically, I'd like to use it in a geotransform something like:
> >      >     GEOMTRANSFORM (generalize([shape], [scale]))
> >      > or more likely for use in an expression:
> >      >     GEOMTRANSFORM (generalize([shape], [scale] / 100))
> >      > Thanks
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