[OpenLayers-Users] Pass parameters to mapfile

[S.Reena]

Hey..


It worked finally..thanku so much :)

G. Tiemens wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Your mapserver url can be extended with this paramter.. Try:
>    "http://yourserv/mapserv?userid=" + customuserid + "&"
> 
> 
> Greets
> Gerben
> 
> 
> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: users-bounces at openlayers.org [mailto:users-bounces at openlayers.org]
> Namens S.Reena
> Verzonden: Monday, November 10, 2008 9:18 AM
> Aan: users at openlayers.org
> Onderwerp: Re: [OpenLayers-Users] Pass parameters to mapfile
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I tried as :
> 
> var quakes = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS( "custom",
> "http://gis.rtbi-iitm.in/cgi-bin/mapserv?",
> 
> {map:'/var/www/html/customisation/mapfile/tnroad.map',transparent:true},{isBaseLayer:false});
>  map.addLayer(quakes);
>  quakes.mergeNewParams({layers:'tnroad',userid:'2'});
> 
> But mergeNewParams is not taking any value other than defaults for map
> (like in this case userid ). So %userid% is not replaced  in
> 
>   DATA "the_geom from ( select * from customised_poly AS f where
> f.subcat_id IN (select subcat_id from subcat_info where maincat_id =0) AND
> user_id=%userid% )AS foo1 USING UNIQUE gid"
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Reena.
> 
> 
> Arnd Wippermann wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> If you have declared the variable user_id before mergeNewParams, it
>> should also work.
>>
>> Because it is a Mapserver question, try and manipulate the request in
>> the browser and see what MapServer returns. If you get the response,
>> you want, then it is possible to get it also with OpenLayers.
>>
>> Arnd Wippermann
>>
>> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>> Von: users-bounces at openlayers.org
>> [mailto:users-bounces at openlayers.org] Im Auftrag von S.Reena
>> Gesendet: Samstag, 8. November 2008 14:05
>> An: users at openlayers.org
>> Betreff: Re: [OpenLayers-Users] Pass parameters to mapfile
>>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> One issue remains still ..
>>
>> "http://gis.rtbi-iitm.in/cgi-bin/mapserv?map=/var/www/html/customisati
>> on/map
>> file/customNR.map&userid=2"
>>
>> is working ok with
>>
>> DATA "the_geom from ( select * from customised_poly AS f where
>> f.subcat_id IN (select subcat_id from subcat_info where maincat_id =0)
>> AND user_id='%userid%' )AS foo1 USING UNIQUE gid"
>>
>> but is I want to pass a dynamic value( a variable user_id) instead of
>> a number ( in this case 2) then its not happening .
>>
>> I am still trying with wms[5].mergeNewParams({userid:user_id}) but its
>> not working yet
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Reena.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Arnd Wippermann wrote:
>>>
>>> You can try to add the param to the url
>>>
>>> "http://gis.rtbi-iitm.in/cgi-bin/mapserv?map=/var/www/html/customisat
>>> i
>>> on/map
>>> file/customNR.map&userid=anID"
>>>
>>> and in the mapfile try user_id='%userid%'. In special cases it is
>>> possible per cgi-parameter manipulate the mapfile. I don't no if this
>>> case is one of them.
>>>
>>> Try the mapserver-list, because it is not an OpenLayers issue.
>>>
>>> To retrieve more than one layer with OpenLayers WMS you use
>>>
>>> {'layers' : 'NR_point,NR_polygon', 'transparent' : true, ... }, ...
>>>
>>> a comma-separatet list as christopher mentioned.
>>>
>>> Arnd Wippermann
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>>> Von: users-bounces at openlayers.org
>>> [mailto:users-bounces at openlayers.org] Im Auftrag von S.Reena
>>> Gesendet: Freitag, 7. November 2008 10:39
>>> An: users at openlayers.org
>>> Betreff: [OpenLayers-Users] Pass parameters to mapfile
>>>
>>>
>>> I am using the following data in my mapfile
>>>
>>>  DATA "the_geom from ( select * from customised_point AS f where
>>> user_id='userid' AND f.subcat_id IN (select subcat_id from
>>> subcat_info where maincat_id =0))AS foo USING UNIQUE gid"
>>>
>>>
>>> I want the userid ( used in the above query) to be passed to map file
>>> at the time of layer creation something like this....
>>>
>>> wms[5] = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS.Untiled(
>>>
>>> "Customization","http://gis.rtbi-iitm.in/cgi-bin/mapserv?map=/var/www
>>> /
>>> html/c
>>> ustomisation/mapfile/customNR.map"
>>> + userid  ,{'layers': "NR_point",'transparent':"true"},{'layers':
>>> "NR_polygon",'transparent':"true"},{'isBaseLayer':false} );
>>>
>>> How to do that?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance :)
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Reena.
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