Hi David, With the current implementation mapserver stores the field values uniquely as strings. Therefore you cannot extract further information (like fieldlength, fieldtype, fieldprecision etc.). Either, there is not much control on how a data provider converts the values to strings may cause several further problems when labelling the objects. The information you are expecting exists at the provider's level but was not propagated into the mapserver/ mapscript structures.
Are there other issues you have run into not mentioned before? Tamas 2006/8/3, David Lowther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
Hi Everyone, I was wondering if I am overlooking a way to get information about a layers items in mapscript. I've been through the docs thoroughly (I think) but am only seeing stuff for returning item name and value. This makes sense since there are so many possible layer types – and therefore item types. Just wondering… Thanks, David Lowther Coordinate Solutions, Inc. 501 N.E. 15th Street Oklahoma City, OK 73104 405.246.9396 (Voice) 405.227.0781 (Fax) www.coordinatesolutions.com
