Have you compiled mapserver with thread support?
On Thu, 16 Feb 2006 13:47:32 -0800, Christopher Condit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >But then I'll have an extra file lying around. > >The original problem was that I wanted to use the same symbol set for >every user session. I don't know why that failed. But now I've got it >working - I hacked mapserver so that symbols always gets inMapFile set >TRUE. This solves my problem for now. I guess I should add a check to >see if symbolsetname is null. If not, then write to mapfile, otherwise >write to symbolfile. Or I guess you should be able to have both! >Symbols in the mapfile and external symbols... > >-----Original Message----- >From: UMN MapServer Users List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >Behalf Of Tamas Szekeres >Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 1:36 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] MapScript SetSymbolSet > >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
