named classes/named classifications

[huub fleuren]

Hallo Bart,

You really think it's so vague?
maybe i should have downsized it a little.

>> simply: you could reuse a classification file

we might be able to get some customer to fund it...

it's not reaaly a bug of course, and even though the mapfile would be
big, i would need and create a tool to manage it


Regards.
Huub


Tuesday, February 1, 2005, 8:57:15 PM, you wrote:

BvdE> Hey Huub,

BvdE> maybe I am the only one understanding your mail :), since you did not get
BvdE> any reply as yet ....

BvdE> I opened up an enhancement bug for this in 2004:

BvdE> http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=812

BvdE> Maybe it only needs some funding to get implemented .... the idea is good
BvdE> I guess ....

BvdE> Best regards,
BvdE> Bart

BvdE> On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 00:37:59 +0100, huub fleuren <hfl at HOME.NL> wrote:

>> Hello developers,
>>
>> Soon, for a project we will have to create a MAP file containing some
>> 65 layers that will share a unique count of about 90 different classes.
>>
>> Of course it wil be no problem to generate all the classes for all the
>> layers again and again but allthough it is not ready yet i know it wil
>> be a Super MAP file.
>>
>>
>> i think i read a contribution somewhere where someone said that named
>> classes would become available in a future version of mapserv.
>>
>> CLASS
>>  EXPRESSION
>>  STYLE
>>   ...
>>  END
>> END
>> CLASS
>>  EXPRESSION
>>  STYLE
>>   ...
>>  END
>> END
>> CLASS
>>  EXPRESSION
>>  STYLE
>>   ...
>>  END
>> END
>> CLASS
>>  EXPRESSION
>>  STYLE
>>   ...
>>  END
>> END
>> CLASS
>>  EXPRESSION
>>  STYLE
>>   ...
>>  END
>> END
>>
>> would then read
>>
>> CLASSIFICATION
>>      NAME 'wonen'
>> END
>>
>> This name would of course be reusable
>>
>>
>> In the first lines of the mapfile it would read
>> classifications 'classification\wonen.map classification\werken.map
>> classification\natuur.map classification\water.map '
>>
>> the names defined in any classification map file is a complete
>> classification
>>
>> simply: you could reuse a classification containing classes
>>
>> any class could also have a (unique) name
>> In the first lines of the mapfile it would read
>> classes 'classification\allsingleclases.map
>> You could use
>> CLASS
>> NAME '30_1'
>> END
>> CLASS
>> NAME '30_2'
>> END
>> CLASS
>> NAME '30_3'
>> END
>>
>>
>> how do you look  at this issue an when will something like it be
>> available?
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>>  Huub
>>






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