[OpenLayers-Users] vector layer from text file

[Christopher Schmidt]

On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 12:37:00AM -0500, ryan burns wrote:
> Hi all OLers-
> 
> Does anyone know of a way to structure a text file (for reading into
> OpenLayers) to support lines and polygons? In my OL interface I am reading a
> text file into a vector layer but so far it only works with points. My code
> is below. Many, many thanks in advance for any suggestions!!

Use GeoJSON, KML, GML, OSM, or any of the other formats provided
in OpenLayers.

 http://docs.openlayers.org/library/formats.html

-- chris

> var tLayer = new OpenLayers.Layer.Vector( 'Features', {
>               strategies: [new OpenLayers.Strategy.Fixed()],
>               projection:map.displayProjection,
>               protocol: new OpenLayers.Protocol.HTTP({
>                  url: loc,
>                  format: new OpenLayers.Format.Text
>               })
>               }
>            );
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Department of Geography
> University of Washington
> 
> BurnsR77 at gmail.com
> rlburns at uw.edu

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Christopher Schmidt
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