Why don't you just add all the layers into the map and use zoom layering to decide which layer the user sees based on the current extent?
boice tomlin wrote: > > > Hello, > > I have a few different shape files at different resolutions that I > want to load based on the extent of the map the user is viewing. > > So if they are viewing the entire country for instance I want to load > in my low resolution data set. > > The problem I'm having is that if a user zooms in on the map I have > to create the map object using the map file which specifies which > shapefile I am using, then use phpmapscript to zoom in, and then > retrieve the extent using phpmapscript functions. This obviously > doesn't help me load in the appropriate shapefile because I have to > create the map object in order to do any of the previous steps. A > bit of a paradox - load in the shapefile only to find out that I > might have wanted to use a different shapefile... > > So the short question is how can I zoom in and get the extent before > loading the shapefile? > > thanks, > > boice > > > //////////////////////////// > Run Skip > http://runskip.com/ > > boice tomlin > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 503-528-6204 > > > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/map-extent-tf3495584.html#a9805206 Sent from the Mapserver - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
