You should save the symbolset before saving the map see
http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=1670 for more details Tamas On Wed, 15 Feb 2006 16:45:57 -0800, Christopher Condit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Argh - the map instance keeps this and works fine, but refuses to write >it out to the map file: > >symbolObj circle = new symbolObj("circle", null); >circle.type = (int)MS_SYMBOL_TYPE.MS_SYMBOL_ELLIPSE; >circle.filled = mapscript.MS_TRUE; >lineObj line = new lineObj(); >line.add(new pointObj(1, 1, 0, 0)); >circle.sizex = 1; >circle.sizey = 1; >map.symbolset.appendSymbol(circle); > >later I use: > >sty.symbol = map.symbolset.index("circle"); > >which works fine - sets the index properly. No symbols get written to >the mapfile, however. Is there something special I need to do to get >the symbols to write out? > >Thanks, > >Chris > >-----Original Message----- >From: UMN MapServer Users List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >Behalf Of Sean Gillies >Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 4:16 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] MapScript SetSymbolSet > >Oh, I see. Yeah, it's possible. Here's an example from one of my >Python projects: > > circle = mapscript.symbolObj('circle') > circle.type = mapscript.MS_SYMBOL_ELLIPSE > circle.filled = mapscript.MS_TRUE > line = mapscript.lineObj() > line.add(mapscript.pointObj(1,1)) > circle.setPoints(line) > circle.sizex = 1 > circle.sizey = 1 > mo.symbolset.appendSymbol(circle) > >The "mo" name is bound to a mapObj. It's very important to get sizex >and sizey right, should be the width and height of the symbol in the >same units as the point and line coordinates used to construct the >symbol. > >To use this symbol > > style.symbol = mo.symbolset.index('circle') > >Translate this into C# and you should be good to go. > >cheers, >Sean > >On Feb 15, 2006, at 5:03 PM, Christopher Condit wrote: > >> Hi Sean- >> Is there a way to accomplish this with MapScript? All I see is a >> way to >> set the symbolset. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Chris >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: UMN MapServer Users List [mailto:MAPSERVER- >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> Behalf Of Sean Gillies >> Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 3:58 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] MapScript SetSymbolSet >> >> On Feb 15, 2006, at 3:19 PM, Christopher Condit wrote: >> >>> Hi Julien- >>> Thanks for your response. Here are the contents of the symbol file: >>> SYMBOLSET >>> SYMBOL >>> NAME 'circle' >>> TYPE ELLIPSE >>> POINTS 1 1 END >>> FILLED TRUE >>> END >>> END >>> >>> The problem I'm having is intermittent and I can't reliably reproduce >>> it. My only thought was that for some reason mapscript couldn't read >>> the file. Is there any way to embed these symbols directly in the >>> mapfile instead of referencing the symbolset file? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Chris >> >> Yes, just add any SYMBOL block as a child of the top-level map. >> >> Sean >> > >--- >Sean Gillies >sgillies at frii dot com >http://zcologia.com/news
