scale is an attribute of mapObj. I don't know for phyton but for java its simple: map.getScale()<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Nov 14, 2007 6:50 PM, David Niergarth <<a href="mailto:dn@hddesign.com" target="_blank">
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<br>can I do this from mapscript?<br><br>I'm not using html templates. Instead, I start with a map file, instantiate it<br>in Python mapscript, add various layers, then render the map and legend.<br><br>I'm trying to tweak my map file (adjusting MAXSCALE, MINSCALE for layers) but
<br>it's tedious without knowing what mapserver thinks the current map scale is. Is<br>there some simple way to calculate the current scale?<br><br>Thanks for any suggestions,<br><font color="#888888"><br>--David<br>
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