Help: generating a hyperlink in query result

[Xiaopeng Xiong]

MessageI probably want the second way. A difference is that the clickable links are not exactly the same as the attribute values in the index, because I have to change a UNIX file path (e.g., /home/MyDir/1.img) to a Web-accessible path (e.g., http://SomeWeb/MyDir/1.img).


Thanks,
Xiaopeng



  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Fawcett, David 
  To: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU 
  Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 2:40 PM
  Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Help: generating a hyperlink in query result


  Are you interested in having the user click on the map and be directed automatically to another Web page?  This could be done using a URL as a query template and setting the mode to query.  

  Or, do you want the user to click on the map, presumably as a query and return a page or text on the existing page that includes a list of clickable links?  

  David.
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    Jacob, thank for your reply. 
    I think your method generates hyperlinks after post-processing of query result. But I wonder if it is possible to return hyperlinks to a uer directly when he/she clicks on the map. I wonder it is possible?


    Thanks,
    Xiaopeng


      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Delfos, Jacob 
      To: Xiaopeng Xiong ; MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU 
      Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 12:11 AM
      Subject: RE: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Help: generating a hyperlink in query result


      Hi Xiaopeng,

      If the attribute value is simply passed into the HTML, then it's simply a matter of putting in the right HTML code:

      <a href="http://someWebsite/myDir/1.img" target=#>Click for 1.img</a>  (the target=# makes it open in a new window)

      I normally generate a directory listing, and paste it into a spreadsheet (e.g. excel / openOffice CALC), and split up the parts of the link, then concatenate them. For example, imagine a row in a spreadsheet:

      column 1:      <a href="http://someWebsite/mydir/
      column 2:      1
      column 3:      ".img target=#>
      column 4:      click for image 
      column 5:      1
      column 6:     </a>

      column 7:     =concatenate(column1, column2, column3, column4, column6)

      Only column 2 and 5 will change (can use autonumber). All other columns will hold the same value, and can be copied across.

      Hope this makes sense.

      regards,

      Jacob




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        From: UMN MapServer Users List [mailto:MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of Xiaopeng Xiong
        Sent: 10 October 2006 11:42
        To: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU
        Subject: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Help: generating a hyperlink in query result


        I have one index on raster images and it can be displayed and queried through Mapserver.
        I wonder whether it would be possible to generate a hyperlink in query result.
        The hyperlink will be generated based on one attribute in the index. 
        For example, if the attribute value is "/home/myDir/1.img", the hyperlink will direct user to http://SomeWebsite/myDir/1.img".
        I appreciate any suggestions or ideas.

        Thank you



        Best regards,
        Xiaopeng
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