[Mapserver-users] .shp file to .map file

[AARON KONING]

Maplab is a nice GUI interface for creating map files and more. You may want to check it out.
  http://www.maptools.org/maplab/index.phtml

Aaron


----- Original Message -----
From: Alexander Lim <alexanderlimkh at yahoo.com>
Date: Monday, June 7, 2004 3:06 am
Subject: [Mapserver-users] .shp file to .map file

> hi guys,
> 
> sorry for this totally newbie question.
> 
> i just got everything setup including php/mapscript.
> and i m starting to read the how-to by example. my
> question is on map file that mapserver uses. does this
> map file follows a "universal" standard just like .shp
> file or is it solely a mapserver format. the reason i
> m asking this is that i have .shp files of a country
> which were converted from mapinfo map and tab file
> format. is there a converter to convert .shp to
> mapserver map file or can i even use .shp file
> directly. 
> 
> thanks for any advice.
> 
> alex
> 
> 
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