[Mapserver-users] mapscript - queryByPoint help, simple Q

[Lowell Filak]

Do you have a template defined for the layer?
Lowell

The following message was sent by poff <poff at sixbit.org> on Thu, 28 Aug
2003 09:54:37 +0200.

> Hello again,
> 
> I'm having problems getting any results with queryByPoint.
> 
> Basically I draw my map as usual then I try the following on the drawn   
> layer:
>   
>         $my_point = ms_newpointObj();
> 
>         $my_point->setXY($_REQUEST["mapa_x"],$_REQUEST["mapa_y"]);
> 
>         $result=$uLayer->queryByPoint ($my_point,MS_SINGLE,-20);
>   
> I tried different buffers, zooming in etc. but I always get: "No matching 
> Record(s) found"
> 
> The layer is drawn OK, and is simple as far as the mapfile goes (nothing 
> apart from):
> 
> ...
> STATUS ON
> TYPE POINT
> LABELCACHE FALSE
> 
> CLASS
> 	SYMBOL
> END
> 
> END
> ...
> 
> The points are drawn in from a database, so if I could convert the 
> $_REQUEST clicks into lat/lon I could just query the database instead of 
> mapserver.
> 
> Has anyone got any light to shed on this? I'd be most grateful if someone 
> could show me what I'm doing wrong, or suggest how to get the lat/long 
> values. The archives didn't seem to have anyone in my situation - which 
> suggested to me I'm missing something basic out.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
>  
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