Generating images only

[Pericles S. Nacionales]

Brian,

Did you look at section 1 one the tutorial?  In order for you to generate just 
a map image, you need to make a MapServer CGI request using "map" as the 
value of the "mode" parameter.  

For what you want to do though, look at the Minnesota DNR's LandView 
(http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/maps/landview.html) or Recreation Compass 
(http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/maps/compass.html).

-Perry

On Friday 16 December 2005 15:49, you wrote:
> I have an application that needs to display a map image.  I was thinking of
> using MapServer to generate that image for me.  I have worked through the
> O'Reilly book and most of the tutorial and I stumbled across a question
> which I am sure is answered somewhere, but I didn't find it searching
> through the online documentation at http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu
>
> 1) Is there a way to generate just the image?  I don't want all the
> surrounding web page (ie the global.html file) just the image.  My
> appliction will handle all the zooming, hull size, etc.  Is there a
> parameter to the CGI to say just generate the image and not the HTML?  I am
> dealing with an applet and would like to skip the step of reading the HTML
> to get the image info and make a second request for the image.
>
> 2) Is there documentation for the various *Script interfaces?  I have some
> interest in using MapServer inside a C++ application, again, just to
> generate the images displayed.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Brian

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Pericles S. Nacionales
Conservation Biology Program
University of Minnesota
e-mail: naci0002 at umn.edu