Map file with 35,000+ Lines... management issue

[Ed McNierney]

However, that technique is a management solution, NOT a performance solution!

	- Ed

Ed McNierney
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-----Original Message-----
From: UMN MapServer Users List [mailto:MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of Espen Isaksen
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 2:31 PM
To: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU
Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Map file with 35,000+ Lines... management issue

Thanks! Don't know how I missed that one...

Espen

On 23/01/2008, Kralidis,Tom [Burlington] <Tom.Kralidis at ec.gc.ca> wrote:
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: UMN MapServer Users List
> > [mailto:MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of Espen Isaksen
> > Sent: 23 January, 2008 2:26 PM
> > To: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU
> > Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Map file with 35,000+
> > Lines... management issue
> >
> > Regarding this, is it possible to "include" a map file inside
> > another map file?
> >
>
> One can do just this with the INCLUDE directive.  See
> http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/docs/reference/mapfile/Include
>
> ..Tom
>
>
> > Espen
> >
> > On 23/01/2008, Fawcett, David <David.Fawcett at state.mn.us> wrote:
> > > Everything is a performance issue, the question is, 'Is the
> > > performance acceptable to you?'...
> > >
> > > You have built a pretty massive map file.  I would look at
> > stripping
> > > it down to only what is needed for a particular application.
> > >
> > > For questions about how to improve performance, you may
> > want to look at:
> > > http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/docs/howto/mapfiletuning
> > >
> > > David.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: UMN MapServer Users List
> > [mailto:MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU]
> > > On Behalf Of riteshambastha
> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 12:59 PM
> > > To: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU
> > > Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Map file with 35,000+ Lines...
> > > management issue
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks Rich,
> > >
> > > Yeah, even I am trying to solve this issue by separating
> > the huge map
> > > file with smaller chunks of many map files. Am bit confused
> > if it will
> > > lead to performance issues.
> > >
> > > Warm Regards,
> > > Ritz
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > rich.fromm wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > riteshambastha wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> I have developed a map file with more than 35,000 Lines.
> > > >>
> > > >> Please throw some lights over writing map files by
> > following best
> > > >> practices.
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > > Have you considered more than one map file, depending on the
> > > > circumstances, each one a bit smaller, rather than one
> > huge map file?
> > > >
> > > > It's hard to say how appropriate that may or may not be without
> > > > knowing more about your circumstances, but that's what I have.
> > > >
> > > > - Rich
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > View this message in context:
> > >
> > http://www.nabble.com/Map-file-with-35%2C000%2B-Lines...-management-is
> > > su
> > > e-tp15048892p15048905.html
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> > >
> >
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