VS: [mapserver-users] [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] can i pass variables toshp2img?

[John Smith]

frank,
ok so it's easier to get to the image using shp2img.exe since
mapserv.exe dumps the image in /temp/ under a random name.

but how'd i get the image name just using mapserv.exe from commandline?
jzs

On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 10:12 AM, Frank Warmerdam <warmerdam at pobox.com> wrote:
> John Smith wrote:
> > thks so what's the difference between mapserv.exe and shp2img.exe? i
> > find the naming a little confusing (map2img? mapserver_cli?)
>
> John,
>
> shp2img is commandline oriented, and doesn't allow nearly as many
> things to be controlled as you can with mapserv.  shp2img also only
> does the "drawMap" operation, not legends, templates, etc.
>
> In fact, map2img would have been a better name, but I'm very against
> change, so I wouldn't want to change it now.  It would break all my
> test scripts.
>
> Best regards,
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