[mapguide-users] Creating command w/ Invoke Script

[Steven J Reed]

Thanks Andy!  You've given me food for thought.

 

Since this is not my primary focus and I'm not a mapping guru I find this
whole structure very painful to use!  

 

I've been heading down the Invoke URL path and attempting to get it to work
in a code-behind model with vb.net and may just focus on that.

 

Thanks again for taking the time to respond!

 

.Steve

 

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From: Andy Morsell [mailto:amorsell at spatialgis.com] 
Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 10:21 AM
To: users at mapguide.osgeo.org
Subject: RE: [mapguide-users] Creating command w/ Invoke Script

 

It could simply be that no one has tried to work with the Invoke Script
commands.  I have used it one time to open an external ASP.NET page to
perform parcel searches.  My main application is contained in a frameset
similar to the sample application and I have an additional function in that
index page called openSearchWindow(searchType).  This is then called from an
Invoke Script command using: parent.openSearchWindow('parcelSearch').  If
you want to use API scripts, you are limited to the publicly accessible ones
which are documented here: C:\Program
Files\MapGuideOpenSource\WebServerExtensions\Help\Viewer API.htm.  The
developer guide has a very brief example on page 13.

 

I have used Invoke URL more often.  These call external ASP.NET or PHP pages
and target the scriptFrame so are hidden from the user.  You can do whatever
processing you want against the API in that page.

 

Andy Morsell, P.E. 
Spatial Integrators, Inc. 
http://www.SpatialGIS.com 

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From: Steven J Reed [mailto:sjreed at edcomputing.com] 
Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 9:57 AM
To: users at mapguide.osgeo.org
Subject: RE: [mapguide-users] Creating command w/ Invoke Script

Why can't I get anyone to give me info on the 'Invoke Script' command?

 

This is my 2nd request in 2 weeks and it just seems to be ignored!

 

Does anyone use this?  Is there documentation somewhere that might lead me
down a successful path to use this capability?

 

Here's hoping someone knowledgable will respond!

 

.Steve

 

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From: Steven J Reed [mailto:sjreed at edcomputing.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 8:49 PM
To: users at mapguide.osgeo.org
Subject: [mapguide-users] Creating command w/ Invoke Script

 

I want to create a Command that will call the DigitizeRectangle mgMap
method, get the coordinates of the rectangle and pass them to a URL to be
processed by a VB.Net app that will add a layer to the map.

 

It would seem that an 'Invoke Script' action would be a reasonable means of
doing this.  

 

But.how does one get at the Map within the Invoke Script interface?  The
mapFrame is accessible, but there does not seem to be a mgMap object
defined.  Shouldn't it be easy to get at the map from a Script?

 

Once I get the coordinates, how would I post the coordinates as parameters?

 

I do this in MapGuide 6.5, so I think I should be able to do it in MapGuide
OS.  

 

 Am I all wet?

 

Thanks.Steve

 

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