In the original post I should have clarified that I was reading through the Mapfile Reference documentation.<br><br>Yes Stephen your suggestion is exactly along the lines of what I was thinking and would like as an option. Something at the individual map or layer level that gracefully handles broken database connections would be great.<br>
<br>Barring any solutions being posted in the next day, I'll open a ticket with this request.<br><br>Thanks,<br><br>Ian<br>