MapScript: drawing points with Perl

[Benoit Myard]

Hi list,

I'm trying to set up an application whose goal is to add Point data to
an existing map using Perl MapScript. My plan is to put all that's
static in a mapfile and to draw the points afterwards.

For now, I haven't managed to draw anything except what's in the
mapfile and I would like to know if there is anything special I should
know. For example, when you create a point, which projection is in use
?

I attached a sample script which should draw a big point over Paris
but actually doesn't.


Also, I noted that I can't "use strict;" since the MapScript Variables
(MS_ON, MS_SINGLE, ...) produce errors even when you prefix them with
'mapserver::' :

Argument "MS_ON" isn't numeric in subroutine entry at
/opt/csw/lib/perl/site_perl/mapscript.pm line 35.


Allthough there is not much documentation for the Perl-side of
MapScript, the MapScript API Reference should be sufficient. Just in
case someone is aware of some well-rounded documentation or examples
for Perl MapScript, it would be great to share with others :).


Thanks in advance.

-- 
Benoit Myard
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