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<P><FONT SIZE=2>The device you are looking for is a Web Feature Server or "WFS". The following link describes setting this up:<BR>
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<A HREF="http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/docs/howto/wfs_server">http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/docs/howto/wfs_server</A><BR>
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and the examples folder in the openlayers distro has a bunch of different WFS examples in it. Good luck and stay in touch,<BR>
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r.b.<BR>
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-----Original Message-----<BR>
From: users-bounces@openlayers.org on behalf of Linda Rawson<BR>
Sent: Wed 10/22/2008 2:33 PM<BR>
To: OpenLayers Users<BR>
Cc: <BR>
Subject: [OpenLayers-Users] Mapserver, Postgres, and OpenLayers Vector Layer<BR>
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Okay new to this whole thing.<BR>
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1. I took an ESRI shape file and used shp2pgsql and got it into Postgres.<BR>
2. Made a mapserver layer of type line.<BR>
3. Successfully called layer from browser and openlayers of type WMS.<BR>
4. However I would really like this to be a vector layer. Is there anyway<BR>
to do this? I have heard mention of a "feature server"??? Can anybody<BR>
direct me to where I can find information?<BR>
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Thanks!<BR>
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Linda Rawson<BR>
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