[Mapserver-users] search by attributes

[Janeks Kamerovskis]

ups...
soory, I found it right in the docs page
http://maps.dnr.state.mn.us/mapserver_demos/tests40/itemquery/test.html

Janeks

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Janeks Kamerovskis [mailto:janeks.kamerovskis at silva.lv]
> Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 1:14 PM
> To: mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
> Subject: RE: [Mapserver-users] search by attributes
>
>
> As I understood from
> http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/doc40/cgi-reference.html#cgi-variables
>
> it is possible even with cgi exe but I would like to look in an
> example or tutor.
> Of course if I will not find any I'll start to go throught dummy
> testing cgi variabales and
> results, probably making some php scripts.
>
> If I'll have success with fast results perhaps I will have a time
> to make an example with short desciptions
> for other beginers.
>
> thanks a lot
> Janeks
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mapserver-users-admin at lists.gis.umn.edu
> > [mailto:mapserver-users-admin at lists.gis.umn.edu]On Behalf Of
> > Norbert Thieme
> > Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 11:27 AM
> > To: Janeks Kamerovskis
> > Cc: mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
> > Subject: Re: [Mapserver-users] search by attributes
> >
> >
> > Janeks Kamerovskis schrieb:
> > > Hi, MapServer users!
> > >
> > > I am beginner in Mapserver.
> > > I successfully created my first mapserver app. with my own data.
> > >
> > > One of things that I am interested  to implement in next version
> > > of my map is possibility to make some kind of feature search by
> > attributes
> > > and select or/and zoom to found features.
> > >
> > > Is it possible in MapServer and if is, than could somebody post
> > some info
> > > about how to do it or drop a link to an example!
> > >
> > > Looking forward for your replay,
> > > Janeks Kamerovskis
> > > forestry consultant
> > > Lat-Fin Joint venture SILVA Ltd
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> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I use php/mapscript. If you want to use only CGI this won't help you.
> >
> > With the querybyattributes method in mapscript you can select the the
> > searched features and draw them hilited if you want.
> >
> > I'm also looking for a method to zoom to a selected feature but I
> > haven't found an easy way yet. The only way I see at the moment with
> > mapscript is to use the shapeindex of the query result. With the
> > shapeindex you can use getshape on the layer to get a shape object. You
> > can then use the bounds of the shape object to set a new extent
> and draw
> > an image with that.
> >
> > I haven't tried it out so I can't tell you how the performance will be.
> >
> > I hope someone can give a better way to do it.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Norbert
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