Hello Kresh,
Sorry, I did not read you question carefull enough..the answer is about changing the template of a single layer and not the main template. Changing the main map template goes with cgi (mapserver 5) i believe as follows: .......&map_web=TEMPLATE+othertemplate.html Sorry for the inconvenience.. Wim Blanken The Netherlands _____ Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Namens [EMAIL PROTECTED] Verzonden: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 5:16 PM Aan: [email protected] Onderwerp: [mapserver-users] Dinamically changing HTML Template using CGIparameter? (instead of hardcoded) I have one mapfile, let say, PACITAN.MAP, with two template files: PACITAN-TMPL.HTML and PACITAN-PRINT-TMPL.HTML. The former is the "primary" template for the normal web map display, while the latter has "cleaner look" for printing purpose (print page). The print page (PACITAN-PRINT-TMPL.HTML) is called from the "primary" template page using JavaScript window.open() function. When calling the print page, I can easily pass (and manipulate, if necessary) map-related information using CGI parameters. For example, layer information (ie which layers are selected) is passed with layers=[layers] CGI parameter, while extent information is passed with mapext=[minx], [miny], [maxx], [maxy] parameter. The problem is: since the name of HTML template is hard-coded in the *.map file, I have to create another map file named PACITAN-PRINT.MAP, which is basically an exact copy of PACITAN.MAP, but using PACITAN-PRINT-TMPL.HTML as template (hard-coded in the mapfile, of course). If I can dynamically change the name of the HTML template using CGI parameters, I don't have to use two versions of mapfile; I can just use one mapfile with two HTML templates and be done with it. The problem is; is it possible to pass the name of the HTML template using CGI parameters? And if it is, then how? I have browsed MapServer documentations and this is all I found: TEMPLATE has been removed, since the map_web_template syntax can be used to alter a template file. Simplifies security maintenance by only having to deal with this option in a single place. Note that the TEMPLATEPATTERN of the mapfile has to be used to enable this feature. However, save the vague reference above, I just could not find any other explanation about the map_web_template syntax above. Is it a CGI parameter? Can I just use the map_web_template parameter in my url, to specify which template to use? Many thanks, -Kresh
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