[mapguide-users] Redline Text

[Beverage]

Perfect!!!

That worked a treat - thanks.

Bev


Dave Wilson wrote:
> 
> There is a DeleteResource API command you can use if you know the name of
> the resource.
> 
> Dave
> 
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> [mailto:mapguide-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Beverage
> Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 8:47 AM
> To: mapguide-users at lists.osgeo.org
> Subject: Re: [mapguide-users] Redline Text
> 
> 
> Well I managed to get the code working, and can add text to the map as a
> label for a point. But have a bit of an issue as a result. 
> 
> Because a user maybe adding more than one block of text to the map, I am
> creating a unique feature source in the Library for each one (rather than
> reusing one, as the buffer code does), but as a result I am now getting
> loads of feature sources being created.
> 
> Does anyone know of anyway I can delete these feature sources (in code).
> What I want to do is remove the layer from the map, and at the same time
> delete any feature sources from the library - they all start with the same
> word but then have a time stamp on the end to make them unique. 
> 
> Any help would be really appreciated =)
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Bev
> 
> 
> Kenneth Skovhede, GEOGRAF A/S wrote:
>> 
>> If your data has a spare column (or you can add one), simply set the 
>> Feature Label to use this column, and
>> you can update the column data to change the text.
>> 
>> If you have no spare columns, you can add a new FeatureSource (or table 
>> in a database) that has a text column.
>> Then insert points that correspond to the desired location (pehaps the 
>> feature centroid), and update text as you like.
>> 
>> If you are writing this from scratch, take a look at the buffer code, as 
>> it shows how to add a (temporary) feature source,
>> and corresponding layer.
>> 
>> Regards, Kenneth Skovhede, GEOGRAF A/S
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Love, Bev (Capita Symonds) skrev:
>>>
>>> Afternoon,
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>> I'm hoping someone will be able to help me out.
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>> I am trying to create some functionality which will allow the user to 
>>> add text to a layer, something similar to how a user can draw a line 
>>> on the map.
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>> Does anyone know if this is at all possible, and if so does anyone 
>>> know of any example code out there??
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>> Bev
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>>  
>>>
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>>>
>>>  
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