[mapserver-users] Edit database attribute

[Lowell Filak]

If my take on your reply is correct, you would like to protect your source code.? Have you checked into Perl2Exe by www.indigostar.com?
I've never used it but if it works then that problem is solved. They have a free trial version available (I see from their ad).
Lowell F.

The following message was sent by "E Perik" <erwin at perik.nu> on Sun, 5 May 2002 16:18:41 +0200.

> Thanks Puneet and Steffen,
> 
> as you both state 'standard' mapserver + mapscript could easily do the
> trick. 'Problem' in this case is, if someone else needs to edit the data
> the have the complete 'source' in their hands. If this could be
> 'secured' or 'encrypted' I would be helped out at first, but no clue as
> how to do that.
> 
> My intention was/is to have a standalone application and for that
> MapObjects is a nice start.
> 
> Frank Koormann and associates are working on Thuban, which is a very
> promising multi-platform viewer, and as I understood Editing attributes
> would be one of it's features. However this is still in development.
> 
> MapObjects is definitely pricy for creating just that one purpose
> application (viewer+editor) but can be changed to one's likings easily.
> As VB is not the problem here, I had a go at that one. All looks very
> nice, but again,.... editing attributes seems to be the problem. Not
> mentioned in samples at all and not found any info regarding it.
> 
> Did have a look at ArcPad, but it's too restricted for editing.
> 
> Any other recommendations besides the ones described earlier are more
> then welcome,...... :-)
> 
> Erwin
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
> [mailto:owner-mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu] On Behalf Of Puneet
> Kishor
> Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2002 12:24 AM
> To: E Perik
> Cc: mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
> Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] Edit database attribute
> 
> Erwin,
> 
> 
> On Saturday, May 4, 2002, at 12:58  PM, E Perik wrote:
> 
> >
> > * load layer (shapefile)
> > * select item (polygon or point)
> > * edit selected item's dbase-value's
> >
> 
> 
> if you simply want to edit the dbase values, what's stopping you from 
> using PHP or Perl, both of which can easily read and write dbase files.
> 
> As long as are not wanting to delete a shape, editing dbase files is 
> trivial. Use Mapserver to select a shape, view its dbase data, edit 'em,
> 
> write 'em back out again.
> 
> 
> 
> >
> > As it needs to be a stand alone application, MapObjects is very
> > suitable.
> 
> keep in mind that MapObjects is not free. In fact, it is rather 
> expensive.
> 
> >
> > Does anyone have some experience with editing database values of
> shapes
> > / points / annotations with MapObjects or any 'tool' ?
> 
> keep in mind also that MapObjects requires messing around with VB (ugh).
> 
> pk/