[Mapserver-users] ASP, Java, mapscript and other fun stuff

[Lowell Filak]

I don't think you will be disappointed with the capabilities of the
"stock", if it can be called such, CGI without MapScript.
The developers (Steve, Daniel, et.al.) have gone to incredible lengths,
IMHO, to allow users to do things using the CGI that just 2 major
release numbers ago people had trouble doing using MapScript.
However, to do some things including specialized queries it may still
require that someone learn something new such as regular expression syntax.
Lowell

The following message was sent by "Dean Taylor" <dtaylor at karjeni.com.au>
on Fri, 18 Jul 2003 09:46:11 +0800.

> There are a couple of reasons that Installing PHP is an issue for the
client
> (and thus my boss, thus me) they have to do with available skills sets and
> issues regarding access to the server that will host the application.
> 
> The First issue to deal with skill sets, the personell who will most
likely
> manage and maintain the system at the client site is a Cartographer/GIS
> Specialist, not really a programmer and is thus not really interested in
> learning a new syntax or scripting language. Their primary function is to
> produce maps for internal clients, not build and maintain web
applications.
> They already know ASP, COM type constructs and are reasonably comfortable
> doing that. If we take a solution to them that requires them to learn
> another language then I don't think we will get the job.
> 
> Secondly we, nor the primary client own the server that will
eventually host
> the application, chances are it is in a room on the other side of the
world
> so to get things like PHP etc installed can be a bit of a battle. It
is not
> impossible though and we would probably stand a better chance of getting a
> JRE installed hence "preferably without installing a JRE", but all in
all it
> is a battle we would rather avoid.
> 
> As always the technical problems are the easiest to solve.
> 
> In the end we have decided to try to get a result using the CGI.
> 
> Thanks
> Dean.
> -------------------------------------------
> Dean Taylor
> Data Systems Engineer
> Karjeni Pty Ltd
> www.karjeni.com.au
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