[postgis-users] Need some help

Zamil Murji Zamil.Murji at divestco.com
Thu Aug 5 10:09:44 PDT 2004


I'm open to using pl/pgsql...any sample code to do it with that?

Thanks
Zamil

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 11:01 AM
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Subject: Re: [postgis-users] Need some help


On Thu, Aug 05, 2004 at 10:53:06AM -0600, Zamil Murji wrote:
> Hello list,
> 
> I have a column in a table defined as a LINESTRING, the lines display just fine using mapserver. Now I want to create a line that is perpendicular to that line, but I want to do it with SQL. I can get the end point of the line, but I'm at a loss of what to do next. My goal is to create a T with the line that is already stored in the db. What is the quickest way to do something like this.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Zamil

Postgis does not currently support creating geometries with SQL.
You need pl/pgsql for that. 

--strk;

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