[Mapserver-users] LOCATION QUERY HELP

[Dharani Babu]

Eric
sorry for the late reply. yes i am well on track as u advised . its todo 
with passing more cgi vars to map server from template html .cool
regards and thanks in advance
dharani

>From: Eric Bridger <eric at gomoos.org>
>To: Dharani Babu <dharanibabus at hotmail.com>
>CC: Mapserver List <mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu>
>Subject: Re: [Mapserver-users] LOCATION QUERY HELP
>Date: 30 Mar 2004 09:50:53 -0500
>
>On Tue, 2004-03-30 at 00:32, Dharani Babu wrote:
> > Hi all
> >   I am working with TIGER line files + Map Server based on itasca demo
> > method( init html ,
> > template html , map ) . I am trying to get an app similar to
> > http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer
> > I have a simple question to the forum
> > 1) With this itasca demo method could I be able to project a city or 
>place
> > as it does in the gazateer application ? -- Thats How to make the map
> > project the city or location name entered ?
>
>Yes it is possible.  BUT, like the above URL,you will need a CGI script
>to process the original form input (place, state, zipcode), look up the
>proper lat/lon for that location and then pass mapserver CGI the proper
>parameters (mapext?) to create the map you want.  The above US Census
>form works in a similiar manor. Displays links with the proper lat/long
>to something called: mapbrowse-tbl (which could easily be
>/cgi-bin/mapserv).
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>

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