[mapserver-users] Including a variable title on a map?

[thomas bonfort]

try with
&map.layer[fid].feature[0]=TEXT+AS00001

--
thomas


On Sun, Sep 28, 2008 at 23:08, Robert Sanson <SansonR at asurequality.com> wrote:
> OK - thanks for the hints. I can now get a static string on my map as
> annotation, but I am still struggling to modify this via the URL. My map
> file snippet is:
>
>  LAYER
>   NAME fid
>   STATUS ON
>   TYPE annotation
>   TRANSFORM false
>   FEATURE
>     POINTS
>       600 20 #this is the position of the text in image coordinates (pixels)
>     END
>     TEXT "úrmid%"
>   END
>   CLASS
>     LABEL #defines the font, colors etc. of the text
>       FONT "arial"
>       TYPE TRUETYPE
>       SIZE 14
>       BUFFER 1
>       COLOR 255 0 0
>       OUTLINECOLOR 255 255 255 #--Halo
>       FORCE TRUE
>     END
>   END
>  END
>
> My URL contains this section:
>
> &map.layer[fid].feature[0].TEXT=AS00001
>
> I have tried with and without quotes around the TEXT, and also with and
> without feature[0].
>
> Any assistance appreciated.
>
> Robert Sanson
>
>>>> "Fawcett, David" <David.Fawcett at state.mn.us> 26/09/2008 1:35 a.m. >>>
> If you want to allow the title string to be passed through the URL, you can
> use URL Configuration changes to pass the text in.
> Take a look at this document (if you are using MapServer 5.x):
> http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/browser/branches/branch-5-0/mapserver/MIGRATION_GUIDE.TXT
> Scroll down to the section on URL configuration changes.  Take a look at
> example 3.  I am not sure if you can pass in just the text, or if you will
> need to pass in the feature coords and the text.
> Combine this with the example that Jukka pointed you to and you should be
> set.
> David.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mapserver-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
> [mailto:mapserver-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Rahkonen Jukka
> Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 1:36 AM
> To: Robert Sanson; mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org
> Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] Including a title on a map?
>
> Perhaps you could see if this copyright layer document points to right
> direction?
> http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/docs/faq/copyright-layer
>
> -Jukka Rahkonen-
>
> ________________________________
> Lähettäjä: mapserver-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
> [mailto:mapserver-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] Puolesta Robert Sanson
> Lähetetty: 25. syyskuuta 2008 7:02
> Vastaanottaja: mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org
> Aihe: [mapserver-users] Including a title on a map?
>
> Is it possible to print a title on a map? I would like to be able to send a
> variable on the URL containing a string to be used as a title to embed into
> the returned image in a particular location.
>
> I am using Javascript to formulate a CGI request for a PDF output, using
> mode=map.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Robert Sanson
>
>
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