[Geomoose-users] Displaying each layer from a mapfile in a separate layer

[Robert R. Raiz]

Hello James,

Yes, I tried using the map file name but what troubled me, was that I had
all the layers under one check-box (either I had them all on, or all off);
This is not the best thing as maybe I want to export a map with only a few
of those layers.

It is also possible that I did not apply the good params in the catalog
section to have them all separately.

My idea is to create a script that reads the map file and brings values in
the .xml file. It should also read the STATUS param (ON/OFF) from the
mapfile.

eg: <layer name="city_labels" status="default/> (default = read the layer
status from the mapfile)

I still need to practice a bit.


On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 5:21 PM, James Klassen <klassen.js at gmail.com> wrote:

> If you want always want all the layers displayed you can use the map name
> (as defined in the .map file) as your layer name in GeoMoose.
>
> If you want finer granularity,  set a GROUP on the layers in the mapfile
> that you want to turn on together and then use that group as the layer name
> in GeoMoose.
>
> (MapServer used to support an implicit GROUP name of "all" on every layer
> but that was removed because it violated the WMS standard.)
>
> I am not sure how well these methods play with the PHP services (like
> identify) but if the PHP service fails that is a bug in the PHP and should
> be reported so it can get fixed.
>  On Jun 10, 2013 1:27 PM, "Robert R. Raiz" <raizrobert at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> @Eli Adam: yes, that is the intended way. It works, I added each layer in
>> the map-source with the "<layer name" param. Then,  all those again in
>> the the catalog section, with <layer src. I did that from the first attempt
>> and the result is ok, but I do not wish to do this manual process for each
>> map file.
>>
>> The reason for my post was to learn if there is a more straightforward
>> way (automatically).
>>
>> Because I have many map files with a lot of layers and I always need all
>> of them displayed to choose the best layout. I guess a little script can
>> read the map file and build that list for me, using a few variables.
>>
>> I am new to geomoose..  I've been using Chameleon for a long time and
>> clearly its time is long due.
>>
>> I really appreciate the support, the great documentation out there and
>> surely I will get back to the mailing list with more questions as I go
>> forward with the migration.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 8:01 PM, Eli Adam <eadam at co.lincoln.or.us> wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 12:09 AM, Robert R. Raiz <raizrobert at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> > Hello all,
>>> >
>>> > Well, what I would like to do, is to have all the layers from a
>>> mapfile on a
>>> > separate row in the interface (all status = on, aka checked), to be
>>> able to
>>> > check and uncheck layers depending on what I want to see.
>>> >
>>> > I tried several options but I just did not find an easy way to
>>> accomplish
>>> > this without inserting each layer separately in the map-source.
>>>
>>> Does adding a map-source for each one work?  I think that is the
>>> intended way.
>>>
>>> Eli
>>>
>>> >
>>> > No matter which layers I add in the  catalog for this reference, I
>>> still
>>> > have them all nested under one checkbox;
>>> >
>>> > <map-source name="county" type="mapserver">
>>> > <file>./test/parcels/parcels.map</file>
>>> > <layer name="parcels" status="on"/>
>>> > <param name="FORMAT" value="image/png;bits=8"/>
>>> > </map-source>
>>> >
>>> > Is there a way to do this?
>>> > --
>>> > Raiz Roland Robert
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
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>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> *Raiz Roland Robert*
>>
>>
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