How to avoide HUGE .map files

[Michael Scharber]

Ed,

Though I'm not looking for an editor, per se, I would like to know how to 
reuse chunks of mapfile config (100s of lines) across multiple mapfiles 
with little or no replication.  Is there a way to "include" mapfile 
fragments into other mapfiles?

Michael


On Thu, 9 Mar 2006, Ed Dowding wrote:

> Does anyone have any advice on how to avoid huge .map files?
>
> We have a flash interface to our mapserver app, and we have mapping for the
> whole or europe (and much of america) down to building outline level.
>
> Our interface makes it possible to scroll the map from country to country,
> and zoom in/out, so really all styling has to be in the one file.
>
> But...
>
> 1) Does it all have to be in that file? Am I right about this?
>
> 2) any tips on managing and styling them? I'm currently using jedit since it
> has nice code folding. I'm yet to find a GUI that exports .map files in a
> format that is immediately usable.
>
> 3) any other tips from anyone?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Ed
>