[mapserver-dev] RFC 65 - Single pass query handling for 6.0

Yewondwossen Assefa yassefa at dmsolutions.ca
Tue Nov 23 17:23:23 EST 2010


So ogr  layers would use return (after a query) shape->index as the 
global/unique index and shape->tileindex as a tileindex? Or would they 
stay as It is in 5.6 (use the shape->index as the relative index from 
the query)?

On 23/11/2010 4:43 PM, Lime, Steve D (DNR) wrote:
>
> Drivers that support tile indexes would continue to work "as-is". 
> Those drivers aren't database driven so they, like shapefiles, would 
> continue to use shape and tile indexes to retrieve records for 
> presentation. The only way adding an additional index would make sense 
> to me is if we relied on a result set object and passed it to 
> getShape() or getFeature() in mapscript.
>
> Steve
>
> *From:*Yewondwossen Assefa [mailto:yassefa at dmsolutions.ca]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 23, 2010 2:28 PM
> *To:* Lime, Steve D (DNR)
> *Cc:* mapserver-dev at lists.osgeo.org
> *Subject:* Re: [mapserver-dev] RFC 65 - Single pass query handling for 6.0
>
> Hi Steve,
>
> Regarding the use of tileindex as the shape index relative to a query: 
> would this work when users define TILEINDEX in their map file (I think 
> that is what its is used for?) Would it be better to have an 
> additional new field?
>
> I really think that additional MapScript save/load queries a la 
> pre-5.6 are a welcome changes.
>
> regards,
>
> On 22/11/2010 12:42 PM, Lime, Steve D (DNR) wrote:
>
> Hi all: I jotted down some thoughts on changes I'd like to see made 
> for 6.0 that address shortcomings to the 5.6 single pass query
>
> handling.  I'm looking to simplify...  We have to do something for 
> this release on the topic. I don't think the proposed changes will
>
> take much effort.
>
> http://mapserver.org/development/rfc/ms-rfc-65.html
>
> Steve
>
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