[mapserver-users] Question on linking external info

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Thanks for the pointers ... much appreciated

arif

On Fri, 14 Jun 2002, Richard Greenwood wrote:

> The TEMPLATE clause in your query can function in one of two ways: it can 
> specify a file or a URL. If you specify a file, mapserver will go thru the 
> file and replace variables. If you specify a URL, mapserver will forward 
> it. You could do something like TEMPLATE http://someserver.com/[ID].html 
> and mapserver would fill in the ID for you. Or you could go TEMPLATE 
> http://someserver.com/scriptedPage.php?id=[ID] Again, mapserver fills in 
> the ID and the script renders the page. Template URLs only would on single 
> item queries.
> 
> Rich