Creating a designated graphics file

[Chip Taylor]

Thank you!   That is exactly what I did, except that I streamed the request
output directly to a GDI function, and it worked like a champ.

Chip Taylor
Prepared Response, Inc

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Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 8:39 AM
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Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Creating a designated graphics file

Chip:

How about using the mapserv CGI in "map" mode? From within an ASP script,
you should be able to send an HTTP GET request (with all relevant
parameters, particularly "mode=map") to the mapserv CGI, and then save its
output (the map image) to a file of your choice.

HTH,
-SM
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On Wed, 4 Jan 2006 13:15:06 -0800, Chip Taylor <work at XWB.COM> wrote:

>Unfortunately I do need the capability from the web and I don't have access
>to MapScript (yet).  We are newly ASP.NET 2.0 and from what I am told SWIG
>does not play well with C# under 2.0, at least not well enough to work for
>what we need to do.
>
>Here is the scenario I am facing.  There may be a better way to do things.
>
>Environment:
> Windows Server 2003
> IIS 6.0
> ASP.NET 2.0
> VB.NET preferred, but C# OK
> SQL Server 2005
>
>1. I create an image using GDI and stream it to a web page.  I need to be
>able to generate a map as a background image for this GDI, passing latitude
>and longitude to mapserver.exe (along with other params, of course.  The
>resulting image would be imported into GDI using System.Drawing.Image and
>other graphics drawn on top of that.
>
>2. I need to be able to allow an admin to "design" a map using a web
>interface, inputting lat and lon, layers, size, etc.  When the admin is
>satisfied with the result, a static map image is generated and stored and
>the path/name is stored in SQL Server.  The static image is then available
>to a web application and may also be exported for use in a detached VB 6.0
>application.
>
>Again, all of the above is web-based.
>
>Any and all suggestions welcome (except for change in environment...)
>
>Chip Taylor
>Prepared Response, Inc
>