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<DIV>I am having some trouble too. I want to pass in the x y as variables. Here is the section in my map file:</DIV>
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<DIV> LAYER<BR> NAME 'gps_point'<BR> STATUS DEFAULT<BR> TYPE POINT<BR> FEATURE<BR> # This is where you specify position on the map<BR> POINTS %gpsx% %gpsy% END<BR> END<BR> CLASS<BR> STYLE<BR> SYMBOL "marker"<BR> END<BR> END<BR> END</DIV>
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<DIV>Here is the section in my symbols.sym, file:</DIV>
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<DIV>#21<BR>SYMBOL<BR> NAME "marker"<BR> TYPE PIXMAP<BR> IMAGE "marker.png"<BR> #TRANSPARENT 8<BR>END</DIV>
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<DIV>and here is my mapserver URL:</DIV>
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<DIV><A href="http://10.65.192.1/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?gpsx=1748411.13985&gpsy=5427898.99793&mode=map&layers=linz_orthos+crs_parcels+gps_point&MINX=1747411.13985&MINY=5426898.99793&MAXX=1749411.13985&MAXY=5428898.99793&mapsize=1200+1200">http://10.65.192.1/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?gpsx=1748411.13985&gpsy=5427898.99793&mode=map&layers=linz_orthos+crs_parcels+gps_point&MINX=1747411.13985&MINY=5426898.99793&MAXX=1749411.13985&MAXY=5428898.99793&mapsize=1200+1200</A></DIV>
<DIV><BR>Unfortunately I get an error: </DIV>
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<DIV>loadFeaturePoints(): Unknown identifier. Parsing error near (%gpsx%):(line 727) </DIV>
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<DIV>How can I pass in the x y?</DIV>
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<DIV>Many thanks,</DIV>
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<DIV>Robert Sanson</DIV>
<DIV><BR>>>> "Steve Lime" <Steve.Lime@dnr.state.mn.us> 3/12/2008 6:20 a.m. >>><BR>You'd use the icon as a symbol like so:<BR><BR>LAYER<BR> NAME 'TheIcon'<BR> STATUS DEFAULT<BR> TYPE POINT<BR> FEATURE<BR> # This is where you specify position on the map<BR> POINTS x y END<BR> END<BR> CLASS<BR> STYLE<BR> SYMBOL "2.gif"<BR> END<BR> END<BR>END<BR><BR>Steve<BR><BR>>>> On 12/1/2008 at 11:08 PM, in message<BR><5cf1344b0812012108y730f048u24ce4f3d6b6680eb@mail.gmail.com>, "Vikas KM"<BR><vikki.km@gmail.com> wrote:<BR>> Hi.. i have loaded a tiff image on mapserver and placed an ICON on that...<BR>> but the thing i can't get the icon placed at the required co-ordinates its<BR>> taking the extent as its reference..?<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> my Map File<BR>> -------------------<BR>> MAP<BR>> <BR>> NAME "Tiff Image"<BR>> SIZE 1900 1200<BR>> EXTENT 0.0 0.0 1920.0 1200.0<BR>> SHAPEPATH "/home/nms/mapserverdemo/tif/data/"<BR>> IMAGETYPE JPEG<BR>> <BR>> WEB<BR>> TEMPLATE "/home/nms/mapserverdemo/tif/tif.html"<BR>> IMAGEPATH "/home/nms/mapserverdemo/tif/"<BR>> IMAGEURL "/tif/"<BR>> END<BR>> <BR>> LAYER<BR>> STATUS default<BR>> TYPE RASTER<BR>> DATA "1.tif"<BR>> END #END LAYER<BR>> <BR>> LAYER<BR>> STATUS default<BR>> TYPE RASTER<BR>> /// size of the icon is 800,500<BR>> DATA "2.gif"<BR>> END #END LAYER<BR>> <BR>> END #END MAPFILE<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> how to I place an icon at x,y given position on the reference map... that<BR>> is 1.tif ????<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> --------------<BR>> Regards<BR>> <BR>> Vikas KM<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>mapserver-users mailing list<BR>mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org<BR><A href="http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver">http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver</A>-users<BR><BR></DIV><br><br><table bgcolor=white style="color:black"><tr><td><br>------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
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