[Mapserver-users] Re: PERL mapscript polygon shapefile creation

[woodbri at swoodbridge.com]

Ken,

There is another option if you to the shapelib site, there is a link 
there to a perl interface to shapelib that does not require all of 
mapscript. I don't have the links handy, but if you can find them let 
me know and I'll look them up.

-Steve W.

On 26 Feb 2003 at 16:04, Ken Waters wrote:

> Thanks, Steve.  You know, I just started to figure that out.  I did
> download the Windows binaries but that was on my home machine.  I was
> looking for a stand-alone mapscript module as I wanted to do my
> shapefile creating on a Linux box and then run Mapserver from a
> Windows/Apache box.
> 
> I guess then that I'll have to download the source for Linux, even
> though all I need is Mapscript and XBase on it.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Ken
> 
> woodbri at swoodbridge.com wrote:
> 
> > Ken,
> >
> > You can stop looking for mapscript via PPM, you will not find it.
> > The only way to get it is to download the Mapserver source and build
> > it. That will also create the mapscript modules for Perl.
> >
> > -Steve
> >
> > On 26 Feb 2003 at 15:54, Ken Waters wrote:
> >
> > > More...I did just find XBase on the PPM, but still can't find
> > > Mapscript.  I should've stated that I am looking for the Perl
> > > module of Mapscript.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Ken
> > >
> > > Ken Waters wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I've tried really hard to find the mapscript and XBase modules
> > > > without any luck.  I've been to the mapserver
> > > > webpage-->downloads and can't find it there at all.  I did a
> > > > Google and couldn't find it.  Also, for Windows it doesn't seem
> > > > to be available via the PPM.
> > > >
> > > > Can anyone tell me where I can find it?  I need both a Linux
> > > > version as well as Windows.
> > > >
> > > > I installed Mapserver on my Win XP machine a few days ago and
> > > > found the install quite painless.  I couldn't believe how easy
> > > > it was to set up.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks a bunch!
> > > >
> > > > Ken
> > >
>