Query to map parts of shapefiles

[Chip Taylor]

Thanks for the reply.  What the tutorial does NOT do is return the map
zoomed to the selected county's extents.  That is a critical part of what I
need to do.

Chip Taylor
Prepared Response, Inc.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: UMN MapServer Users List [mailto:MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU] On
> Behalf Of Xin
> Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 1:34 AM
> To: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU
> Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Query to map parts of shapefiles
> 
> Perhaps this tutorial will be of help:
> http://maps.dnr.state.mn.us/cgi-
> bin/mapserv46?map=/usr/local/www/docs_maps/mapserver_demos/tests46/query_p
> ersistent/test.map&program=/cgi-
> bin/mapserv46&htmlroot=/mapserver_demos/tests46&map_web_imagepath=/usr/loc
> al/www/docs_maps/tmp/&map_web_imageurl=/tmp/
> <http://maps.dnr.state.mn.us/cgi-
> bin/mapserv46?map=/usr/local/www/docs_maps/mapserver_demos/tests46/query_p
> ersistent/test.map&program=/cgi-
> bin/mapserv46&htmlroot=/mapserver_demos/tests46&map_web_imagepath=/usr/loc
> al/www/docs_maps/tmp/&map_web_imageurl=/tmp/>
> 
> Xin
> 
> 
> On 13/10/05, Chip Taylor <work at xwb.com> wrote:
> 
> 	I apologize if the title is somewhat misleading.  What I am trying
> to do
> 	should be pretty common but I have not found a solution.
> 
> 	Environment:
> 	  Mapserver 4.6 running under Apache on Windows (soon to be changed
> to IIS
> 	on Windows)
> 	  No database.  PostGIS or MySQL to be added later.
> 	  Little experience with PHP, MapScript in learning process
> 
> 	Data:
> 	  Shapefiles of US, states, counties (all polygons)
> 
> 	Desired result:
> 	  1. User brings up map of US and sees outlines of states. (have
> that
> 	working - no problem).
> 	  2. User selects a state by clicking somewhere within the state
> polygon OR
> 	enters state name in text box (user choice - either is valid option)
> 	  3. MapServer redraws map with desired state as extents
> 	  4. User selects county from state by clicking somewhere within the
> county
> 	boundary polygon or enters county name in text box (user choice -
> either is
> 	valid option)
> 	  5. Mapserver redraws map with desired county as extents.
> 	  6. All this should be accomplished using the same base mapfile
> defining
> 	layers, etc.
> 
> 	Any help with 2-6 would be most helpful.  Thanks in advance.
> 
> 	Chip Taylor
> 	Prepared Response, Inc.
> 
>