[Mapserver-users] Q: ArcIMS style dynamic layers

Eduardo Spremolla edspremolla at antel.com.uy
Wed Jul 7 08:18:41 EDT 2004


Bob:
 You must include all the layers in the .map file, but only the ones you
always want with STATUS DEFAULT, the others ones may be turned on by
adding layer=LAYER_NAME to the cgi query  parameters.

LALO

El mar, 06-07-2004 a las 20:38, bob man escribió:
> I've got a (what is probably a newbie) question.  I'm
> coming from an ArcIMS background -- after reading over
> the mailing list archives I'm certainly not the only
> one ;) -- and that should explain the frame of
> reference for this question.
> 
> One of the things I'd like to do is generate dynamic
> layers.  From what I've read, it seems as though you
> need to use PHP (or some other scripting language) to
> do so.  With ArcIMS, you can create a ".axl" file (a
> map file, more or less).  Then, when querying a map
> service, you can include additional layers inside the
> ArcXML request.  Does mapserv (the CGI app) have
> support for a similar request mechanism?  Based on
> what I've read the answer is no, but I'd like to
> confim that.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Dave
> 
> 
> 
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