[mapserver-users] Joining ShapeFiles (FWD)

[Stephen Woodbridge]

Tony,

You don't need to join them into one file, in fact is not the most
efficent way to handle them. Put them all in a directory and run tile4ms
utility on them to create a tileindex and then make a layer that uses
the tileindex. If the shapefiles have a lot of data in them, you might
also want to generate a spatial index for each shape file using the
shptree utility.

Hope this helps,
  -Steve W.

teb wrote:
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> From: CoadyT at DFO-MPO.GC.CA
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> Subject: Joining ShapeFiles
> Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 12:44:49 -0500
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> I am working with more than one area in my map file. I need to place all the
> land in one layer. I have 8 different shape files for different areas of the
> map. Is it possible to join them in one layer. If so can you give me some
> example code to combine them. I am trying to make my map open faster. Will
> this help or hurt? I just found out by reading off of your  homepage that
> joins are only availabe in Queries. So is it possible to join these files
> using my .map file in a layer?
> 
> Tony Coady
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