maybe this one could be of interest, though I don't know if it's still under active development
http://mapfishblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/first-official-release-of-studio.html armin On 12/12/2011 17:32, Serge Claudio Rafanoharana wrote: > Hi Armin, > > It's interesting... in addition, we can generate the map file using other > application so the INCLUDE part would be very helpful... > > Cheers, > > Serge > > > On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 11:26 AM, Armin Burger<armin.bur...@gmx.net> wrote: > >> nothing directly available like that. Also to me it would not make much >> of sense adding a shape-based layer to the application without >> specifying some layer details (classes& legend, field names for >> identify, definition of category, search functions for the new layer, etc). >> >> One possibility to reduce the amount of interaction of an administrator >> would be to try to define everything in the map file, without the >> necessity of modifying the XML config file. It is e.g. not necessary to >> define the layers/groups and categories in the XML file. The categories >> can be defined as well in the map file using the METADATA tag >> "CATEGORY" "cat_admin" >> or >> "CATEGORY" "cat_admin:Administrative Data" >> if you directly want to define the descriptive name visible in the >> application in the map file. >> >> You could define the layers in separate files and just reference them to >> the map file using the INCLUDE tag for adding a newly defined one, like >> >> INCLUDE "/home/pmapper/myapp/country.lyr" >> INCLUDE "/home/pmapper/myapp/cities.lyr" >> >> see http://mapserver.org/mapfile/Include.html >> >> Doing this could also be mainly automated with some scripting (PHP, >> Perl, Python, Unix shell, etc), and would require to run an update >> script once that checks for new layer definition files and add them to >> the map file. >> >> Armin >> >> On 09/12/2011 16:37, George Owusu wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> Is there pmapper administrative interface that an administrator can use >> to >>> upload shape files and it will automatically be displayed for clients to >>> view them? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> George >>> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> Cloud Services Checklist: Pricing and Packaging Optimization >>> This white paper is intended to serve as a reference, checklist and >> point of >>> discussion for anyone considering optimizing the pricing and packaging >> model >>> of a cloud services business. Read Now! >>> http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51491232/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> pmapper-users mailing list >>> pmapper-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/pmapper-users >>> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Cloud Services Checklist: Pricing and Packaging Optimization >> This white paper is intended to serve as a reference, checklist and point >> of >> discussion for anyone considering optimizing the pricing and packaging >> model >> of a cloud services business. Read Now! >> http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51491232/ >> _______________________________________________ >> pmapper-users mailing list >> pmapper-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/pmapper-users >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Windows Azure Live! Tuesday, Dec 13, 2011 Microsoft is holding a special Learn Windows Azure training event for developers. It will provide a great way to learn Windows Azure and what it provides. You can attend the event by watching it streamed LIVE online. Learn more at http://p.sf.net/sfu/ms-windowsazure _______________________________________________ pmapper-users mailing list pmapper-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/pmapper-users
