The MapServer CGI can accept an arbitrary shape as input for a query. I believe you set imgshape or mapshape and then set mode=nquery or something like that. Bottom line, you don't need MapScript.
So, if you can get the coordinates out of jbox you're in business. You can probably extend, as Rich suggests, the measure tool. Unlike the measuring you'd need a mechanism to know when you're done drawing so you can submit the polygon. I suppose you could detect a keystroke (e.g. Esc) or even show a 'Done' button when you enter drawing mode. Steve >>> Richard Greenwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 8/30/2006 12:00:55 PM >>> -------- Original Message -------- Subject: helpme with jBox... Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 11:31:23 -0500 From: Oscar Mauricio Murillo Suárez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi My name is Oscar and I am working with jBox and Mapserver, but I have a problem. I need to select same points, but it is'nt a select within box, I need to be a select within polygon. I don't know how to modify the applet for this action?. Can you help me ? Thanks and you excuse my bad handling for english, good bye. ------------------------------------------- Hello Oscar, I have forwarded your question to the MapServer-Users mailing list. I have changed the subject line to "interactively select within polygon". You can (and should) join this very helpful list at: http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/community/mailinglists/mapserver-users/ jBox does not support selecting points within a user-drawn polygon. You could add the ability fairly easily (extend the measure tool) but you would still need to have mapserver process the polygon because the actual selection of points would take place on the server. I think this would require the use of mapscript, I think there are other on the MapServer-Users list who would be better able to answer your question than me. Regards, Rich -- Richard Greenwood www.greenwoodmap.com -- Richard Greenwood [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.greenwoodmap.com
