Steve, Fuuny, I already figured out that I (or mapserver) needs a spatial element as a return. I thought about the Extent idea as well, and have been working on using a dummy point in a dummy table to get around it, but maybe the extent piece is the way to go, and it would be a good addition to the metadata anyway. I can just add the City Bounds enmasse to begin with, and adjust as needed down the line.
bobb On Aug 23, 2018, at 3:49 PM, Lime, Steve D (MNIT) <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: I think you’d have to associate geometries with the text regardless since MapServer will always apply a spatial filter (based on extent) in addition to whatever non-spatial filter you populate. I could see tying the extent of your project – either a rect or some fancy geometry to each bit of disclaimer text so the spatial filter would always evaluate to true. Might also be possible to use non-map coordinates. You see that typically with inline layers. I might have other ideas if you provided a bit more detail… --Steve From: mapserver-users [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Basques, Bob (CI-StPaul) Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2018 10:58 AM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [mapserver-users] Need example of using a tabular select to retieve metadata for a label I’m trying to use a tabular (no spatial field) SQL metadata call to populate a disclaimer notice in a image output. Anyone tried this and have an example handy? Thanks bobb I took a speed reading course and read ‘War and Peace’ in twenty minutes. It involves Russia. —Woody Allen The third-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the majority. The second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the minority. The first-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking. —A. A. Milne
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