[Mapserver-users] Displaying point data from a text file

[Eric Bridger]

This is indeed possible, but you will need to use some version of mapscript. You could also use mapscript to create a shapefile from the point data text file.  There are some perl mapscript examples here:

http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?PerlMapScriptExamples35

In particular see the mapquakes.pl example:
http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?PerlMapScriptExamples35ex2

and 
http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?PerlMapScriptExamples35ex14

Eric Bridger


At 04:05 PM 06/05/2003 +0100, AMC Story wrote:
>Hi there,
>
>Sorry if this is a really stupid question, but I'm still very new to all 
>this :)  
>
>Is it possible to read in point data from a text file (i.e. a tab or comma 
>delimited file with x and y coordinates and some attributes) rather than a 
>shapefile?  I'd also like to be able to display the point symbols at a size 
>proportional to their "size" attribute, and be able to return info from this 
>file when a point is queried.
>
>Does anyone know if this is possible?  Any comments/advice/examples gratefully 
>received!
>
>Many thanks
>Ali 
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