[mapserver-users] ShapeObj delete

[Steve Lime]

I think that's what you have to do. Shapefiles are not designed for
editing/deleting, but for fast retrieval. You could cache your edits
somehow so you only have to process the file once but I think you have
to produce a second (perhaps temporary) file...

Steve

Stephen Lime
Data & Applications Manager

Minnesota DNR
500 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55155
651-297-2937

>>> Guillaume SUEUR <guillaume.sueur at khi2.fr> 10/22/02 07:28AM >>>
Yes, it's an idea, but I was just hoping something more "clean" was 
existing...

Thx

Lowell Filak wrote:
> One way to do it is to open the existing shapefile and create a
holder for the particular type of shape. Then loop through each shape
and copy them to a new shapefile. To delete a shape just skip writing
the deleted shape to the new shapefile. Then replace the old file with
the new.
> HTH
> Lowell F.
> 
> The following message was sent by Guillaume SUEUR
<guillaume.sueur at khi2.fr> on Tue, 22 Oct 2002 10:57:21 +0200.
> 
> 
>>Hi folks,
>>I'm wondering about the possibility of deleting a ShapeObj from a 
>>shapeFileObj with Mapscript. It is possible to add one, but if one
wants 
>>to delete it afterwards, it doesn't seem to be any method for it. At

>>least I didn't find any.
>>Is it possible ?
>>
>>Thanks
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>>Guillaume SUEUR
>>Ingénieur développement SIG
>>GEOSIGNAL
>>25bis Avenue Marcel Dassault
>>31505 TOULOUSE CEDEX 5
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Ingénieur développement SIG
GEOSIGNAL
25bis Avenue Marcel Dassault
31505 TOULOUSE CEDEX 5
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