[Mapserver-users] Locating features

[Gianluigi Nozza]

Many thanks... Sounds easy,
I tried to implement these functions inside demo applications, both on the
side of CGI Mapserver using
itemnquery, and on the side of PHP mapscript (Gmfactory build application).
My programming knowledge in these environments is very little, I am a real
newbie, so what I need are accessible examples
or a step by step guide.
Do you know if over Internet I can download a working demo implementing
these capabilities ?
Meanwhile I'am studing but I would like to set up this function quickly,  to
decide also which is the development environment most suitable for my needs.
For what I have seen till now, Gmfactory build applications, with a locate
feature capability should suffice for me.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Rittinger" <gis at schnegg.net>
To: "Gianluigi Nozza" <gianluigi.nozza at tiscali.it>
Cc: <mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu>
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 11:45 AM
Subject: Re: [Mapserver-users] Locating features


> Hello Gianluigi,
>
> Gianluigi Nozza wrote:
> > I need to implement in an example application, (say Itasca demo) a
"locate
> > feature" capability
> > (i.e. ask the user for a string/layer to query) and to zoom to the
extent of
> > the feature or features retrived...
>
> How exactly you implement this feature depends on you application
> framework, i.e. do you use mapscript or CGI etc.  In general you would
> do an itemnquery; and from the found shapes you can calculate the new
> extent for the next draw request, i.e. you have to call mapserver twice.
>
> Ciao, Frank
>
>
>