[OpenLayers-Users] Accessing user defined data from a OpenLayers application

[Phil Scadden]

 >If so (correct me if my approach incorrect), where should I put the 
data that I need to access from the OpenLayers application?.
 >Do I need to save data in a file or does the data need to be available 
from a server?.

I am assuming that your application will run off a server? If so, then 
no problem putting the data as xml file on that server and using http to 
access it (eg, that is how you normally fetch GML).

If you are working "server-less" then its a whole different ball game. 
For starters you will need to use a script protocol to get around 
browser security restrictions on local files. To make your life easier, 
if at all possible use a server. If you can feed your data to a spatial 
database like PostGIS and extract with WMS/WFS server like geoserver or 
mapserver, then it will be easier still.




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