[mapguide-users] Fusion custom widget: how to proceed

[Mike Adair]

Examples of calling server-side PHP can be found in 
MapGuide/MapGuide.js.  Look for 'Fusion.ajaxRequest' which essentially 
maps to OpenLayers.Ajax.Request with the Fusion URL prepended (in 
lib/fusion.js).

Mike

gingerbbm wrote:
> Dear all
>
> I'm new to MapGuide and Fusion. We have an Enterprise 2009 (Windows, IIS)
> set-up here and I've successfully created a simple page showing a map and
> toolbar. I now want to create a custom widget that allows the user to define
> a polygon which is then converted to a redline object on the map.
>
> The Developer's Guide is fairly helpful, stating the three main steps
> involved in redlining:
> 1. Pass the digitized coordinates from the client to the server.
> 2. Create a temporary feature source. This will be used to draw the lines
> on.
> 3. Create a layer to display that temporary feature source.
>
> But I'm stuck at 1.
>
> I took a copy of SelectPolygon.js, renamed it to DrawPolygon.js, and found
> out where to grab the drawn vertices, but I'm not sure how best to fire this
> at a PHP file.
>
> I'd appreciate any comments on the best way to do this, and any pointers to
> examples.
>
> Many thanks
> Stuart
>