[mapserver-users] Java - Mapserver

[Andrew Haigh]

Search for geotools on sourceforge.

That said i'm not sure what your wanting to do.

Andrew

Martin, Daniel wrote:

>>I have really enjoyed using the PHP/MapScript interface to
>>MapServer, but I'm forecasting that the MapServer project could
>>attract a whole lot more development effort if it had, at the
>>least, a stable Java interface.
>>    
>>
>
>I couldn't agree with you more.  My company transitioned to a pure Java and
>JSP framework recently.  One of the biggest hurdles I've run into obtaining
>management support for MapServer has been its standout from our norm.  
>
>IMHO, MapServer is better in every way than MapXtreme.  But to a manager
>whose employees all have Java skill sets, MapXtreme still looks attractive,
>despite the price tag.
>
>I look forward to seeing what you accomplish.
>
>-Dan
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Andrew Collins [mailto:andrewrcollins at yahoo.com]
>Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 8:21 AM
>To: Giri Palanisamy; mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
>Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] Java - Mapserver
>
>
>Giri
>
>  
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>>I have just installed a mapserver and the demo is working ok
>>for me. I would like to use Java, JSP with mapserver to
>>generate maps. I have windows 2000 server, also with Tomcat. Is
>>there any "How to do" information available? or can I have some
>>sample demo projects?. I don't know how I can proceed. Any help
>>inthis regard is greatly appreciated.
>>    
>>
>
>I have looked, but have found no sample demonstration projects
>using MapServer within a J2EE framework...
>
>However, this is exactly what I am working on right now. ;)
>
>I have an older version of MapScript for Java that I got here:
>
>  http://urewera.boarsnest.net/MapScript/
>
>which contains a proper JNI wrapper (.dll) for MapServer.
>
>I've had to make a lot of changes to the Java wrapper classes
>(I will make them available to you and others who might be
>interested).
>
>I have also created an Ant-based process for building and
>deploying a set of simple JSP pages to JBoss:
>
>  http://www.jboss.org
>
>(The "MapScript for Java" files contain a deploy process for
>Resin, but I wanted to stick with an entirely open source
>environment for my development.)
>
>I've gotten more proficient with MapServer at the source code
>level and I believe that a pure-Java implementation of MapServer
>could (and should) be made. I would head just such a project
>at SourceForge:
>
>  http://www.sf.net
>
>if there are any others on this list that are interested....
>Please send me an email if you have Java/MapServer/MapScript
>questions and answers.
>
>My interest in a pure-Java implementation of MapServer is
>stemming from a strong business interest in having a very stable
>(and multithreaded!) version of MapServer for use in a J2EE
>environment...
>
>I have really enjoyed using the PHP/MapScript interface to
>MapServer, but I'm forecasting that the MapServer project could
>attract a whole lot more development effort if it had, at the
>least, a stable Java interface.
>
>
>=====
>Andrew Collins - andrewrcollins at yahoo.com
>http://profiles.yahoo.com/andrewrcollins/
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