TEMPLATE in map file doesn't run, why?

N M mapserver at HOTMAIL.COM
Wed Jul 20 01:42:32 PDT 2005


Hi Daniele,

I understand what you are telling me but the problem is that although I had 
an .html page when I execute mapserver, I can't click anywhere in the map, 
any clicking zone appears.

I tried using TEMPLATE in LAYER section, in WEB section and in CLASS section 
but nothing occurs.


>
>A TEMPLATE is an existing .html file that is used by CGI Mapserver as a
>"skeleton" page: in this page, there are some fields that Mapserver
>substitutes with the image of the map, the scalebar, the reference map,
>and other variables (current scale, current extent, and so on).
>
>This TEMPLATE must be defined in the WEB section of the mapfile
>(http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/doc44/mapfile-reference.html#web).
>
>
>You can also use a TEMPLATE in the CLASS section
>(http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/doc44/mapfile-reference.html#class) or -
>if you want the same template for each class of a layer - in the LAYER
>section
>(http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/doc44/mapfile-reference.html#layer) of the
>mapfile.
>
>In this case, the TEMPLATE (this also must be an existing .html file) is
>used by CGI Mapserver when you query the map: the template contains
>field that are substituted with vaules of the queried attributes.
>
>
>In your example mapfile, the TEMPLATE instruction as the following
>meaning:
>"When you query the map, show results (for this layer) using
>http://www.nusvirtual.com as template".
>The question is: is this a good template file?
>
>But I suggest you to use a "local" .html file as a template.
>
>	Daniele
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: UMN MapServer Users List [mailto:MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU] On
>Behalf Of SUBSCRIBE MAPSERVER-USERS Nuri
>Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 9:32 AM
>To: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU
>Subject: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] TEMPLATE in map file doesn't run, why?
>
>
>Hi,
>
>I inserted a TEMPLATE instruction in my map file but the link doesn't
>run in the map.
>
>Someone could tell me why I'm doing wrong? Thank you.
>
>This is my map file:
>
>
>MAP
>   IMAGETYPE      PNG
>   EXTENT   20.000000 18.000000 50.000000 110.000000
>   SIZE           500 350
>   SHAPEPATH      "data"
>   IMAGECOLOR     255 180 0
>   SYMBOLSET      "symbols/symbols35.sym"
>   FONTSET "fonts/fonts.list"
>
>   # Start of LAYER DEFINITIONS
>--------------------------------------------
>-
>
>   LAYER # Capa de raster
>     NAME mapafig
>     DATA "raster/figueres.tif"
>     STATUS DEFAULT
>     TYPE RASTER
>     PROCESSING "BANDS=1,2,3"
>     OFFSITE 0 0 255
>   END # Fi capa de raster
>
>   LAYER
>     NAME "prova"
>     TEMPLATE "http://www.nusvirtual.com"    <--------
>????????????????????
>     TYPE POINT
>     CONNECTIONTYPE OGR
>     CONNECTION "mapa21.ovf"
>     DATA "mapa21"
>     LABELITEM "id"
>     #PROJECTION
>     #  "init=epsg:4326"
>     #END
>
>     CLASS
>       SYMBOL 'symbols/prova.gif'
>       #SIZE 6
>       COLOR 255 0 0
>       LABEL
>      SIZE MEDIUM
>      TYPE BITMAP
>      COLOR 0 0 0
>       END
>     END
>END
>
>   # End of LAYER DEFINITIONS ------------------------------- END # end
>of map file
>
>

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