[mapserver-users] Extract Layer Names from MapFile

[Jeff McKenna]

On 12-02-15 12:05 PM, Dash wrote:
> Is there a way to obtain a list of layer names from a mapfile.  I need to
> compare a user defined list of layers with available layers in a mapfile.  I
> would like to makes this dynamic but I don't see an easy way of returning a
> list of layer names from the mapfile.  Any input would be greatly
> appreciated.
>
Don't forget about the trusty shp2img utility, that does return each 
layer name from a mapfile.  I can imagine some js/php magic to parse 
that response.

-jeff





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