[Mapserver-users] Metadata access via templates

[Michael Schulz]

Hi,

is it correct, that metadatakey substitution( [layername_metadatakey])
in templates is only happening when that specific layer is drawn?
Otherwise the substituion is empty?!

mapfile snip:
  LAYER
    NAME "ffh"
    METADATA
      "l_name"    " "
      "infofile"    "ffh.html"
    END

template snip:
<td class="cmd"><a href="./[ffh_infofile]" target="_new">FFH</a></td>

processed html when layer drawn:
<td class="cmd"><a href="./ffh.html" target="_new">FFH</a></td>

processed html when layer not drawn:
<td class="cmd"><a href="./" target="_new">FFH</a></td>

I am using this in the layer selection part, where the layers appear
even if they are not drawn on the map, is there a way that the
substitution will happen in every case? Thanks,

Michael
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