[mapserver-users] Mapscript - Adding shape to shapefile

[Daniel Morissette]

Janet Ciavarelli wrote:
> 
> Hi,
>    I am have a script where I create a point and then try to add the point to a shapefile. I keep getting the following error on the 'add' method for the shapefile Obj. Does anyone see what's wrong with my 'add' method in the code below?
> 

Janet, 

In MapScript, a shapeObj constituted of 1 or more lineObj, which are in
turn constituted of a number of pointObj.  So I think that to solve your
problem you need to add your point into a lineObj, and then add the
lineObj into the shapeObj ... and then pass the shape to the
shapefileObj->add method... i.e. try this:


 $shapefile = new shapefileObj('potholes',$mapscript::MS_SHP_POINT);

 $point = new pointObj();
 $point->{x} = $ar{mapx};
 $point->{y} = $ar{mapy};

 $line = new lineObj;
 $line->add($point);

 $shape = new shapeObj($mapscript::MS_SHP_POINT);
 $shape->add($line);

 $shapefile->add($shape);   

 $shapefile = '';

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