Here is what we want to do: 1. Map is of US, showing boundaries of the states 2. User selects a point within a state 3. Map redraws, centered on state with extents changed to match that of the state layer (state shapefile) with all other layers disabled.
Chip Taylor Prepared Response, Inc. > -----Original Message----- > From: UMN MapServer Users List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Fawcett, David > Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 6:18 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Querying the extents of a layer > (shapefile) > > I would suggest that you give us a little more info. Lay out what you > are trying to do, most likely, someone will have an idea of how to get > you there. > > David. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 4:40 PM > To: 'Fawcett, David'; [email protected] > Subject: RE: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Querying the extents of a layer > (shapefile) > > > Thanks, > I have done that before but I can only do that manually. I need a > method either inside of Mapserver, in VBScript in an ASPX page, in > Javascript in the Template page, or PHP to do this and then pass it to > Mapserver to render the next map. > > Chip Taylor > Prepared Response, Inc. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Fawcett, David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 1:12 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] > > Subject: RE: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Querying the extents of a layer > > (shapefile) > > > > You can run ogrinfo on it and get the extents > > > > http://ogr.maptools.org/ogr_utilities.html > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: UMN MapServer Users List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Behalf Of Chip Taylor > > Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 2:34 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Querying the extents of a layer > > (shapefile) > > > > > > If I have a shapefile as a layer can I query the extents of that > > shapefile from MapServer or MapScript? > > > > Thanks for all the help you give to us poor newbies. > > > > Chip Taylor > > Prepared Response, Inc.
