[mapserver-users] Rotate labels based on angle defined in attribute field

[Gregor Mosheh]

Steven De Vriendt wrote:
>   I'd like to rotate my labels based on an angle defined in an attribute field.
>   But I don't know if it's possible to do that in mapserver ?

Sure, it's called "binding" and is all the rage in 5.0  :)

LABEL
   ..blah..
   ANGLE [field]
END

This replaces the old ANGLEITEM keyword from 4.8, so if you're using 4.8 
search the docs for ANGLEITEM.

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