Thanks for the reply. What the tutorial does NOT do is return the map zoomed to the selected county's extents. That is a critical part of what I need to do.
Chip Taylor Prepared Response, Inc. > -----Original Message----- > From: UMN MapServer Users List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Xin > Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 1:34 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Query to map parts of shapefiles > > Perhaps this tutorial will be of help: > http://maps.dnr.state.mn.us/cgi- > bin/mapserv46?map=/usr/local/www/docs_maps/mapserver_demos/tests46/query_p > ersistent/test.map&program=/cgi- > bin/mapserv46&htmlroot=/mapserver_demos/tests46&map_web_imagepath=/usr/loc > al/www/docs_maps/tmp/&map_web_imageurl=/tmp/ > <http://maps.dnr.state.mn.us/cgi- > bin/mapserv46?map=/usr/local/www/docs_maps/mapserver_demos/tests46/query_p > ersistent/test.map&program=/cgi- > bin/mapserv46&htmlroot=/mapserver_demos/tests46&map_web_imagepath=/usr/loc > al/www/docs_maps/tmp/&map_web_imageurl=/tmp/> > > Xin > > > On 13/10/05, Chip Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I apologize if the title is somewhat misleading. What I am trying > to do > should be pretty common but I have not found a solution. > > Environment: > Mapserver 4.6 running under Apache on Windows (soon to be changed > to IIS > on Windows) > No database. PostGIS or MySQL to be added later. > Little experience with PHP, MapScript in learning process > > Data: > Shapefiles of US, states, counties (all polygons) > > Desired result: > 1. User brings up map of US and sees outlines of states. (have > that > working - no problem). > 2. User selects a state by clicking somewhere within the state > polygon OR > enters state name in text box (user choice - either is valid option) > 3. MapServer redraws map with desired state as extents > 4. User selects county from state by clicking somewhere within the > county > boundary polygon or enters county name in text box (user choice - > either is > valid option) > 5. Mapserver redraws map with desired county as extents. > 6. All this should be accomplished using the same base mapfile > defining > layers, etc. > > Any help with 2-6 would be most helpful. Thanks in advance. > > Chip Taylor > Prepared Response, Inc. > >
