Re: [mapserver-users] Rendering order of objects in a layer

2009-06-10 Thread David Nugent
On Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:42:10 +1000, Thomas Bonfort wrote: I will try playing with ordering in the DATA property as Thomas suggests. I wasn't aware it would handle "order by" (but only too aware that while being "sql like" it isn't exactly sql :-)). it is *exactly sql* : that query str

Re: [mapserver-users] Rendering order of objects in a layer

2009-06-10 Thread Thomas Bonfort
> > I will try playing with ordering in the DATA property as Thomas suggests. I > wasn't aware it would handle "order by" (but only too aware that while being > "sql like" it isn't exactly sql :-)). it is *exactly sql* : that query string is being sent to your database, so you can do joins, groupb

Re: [mapserver-users] Rendering order of objects in a layer

2009-06-10 Thread David Nugent
On Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:08:54 +1000, Dan Little wrote: If you're already pulling from a view, you might want to consider three views: interstates highways local roads (or how ever you layer it) Yep, that is what I was originally doing, but I broke it by purposely combining all road laye

Re: [mapserver-users] Rendering order of objects in a layer

2009-06-10 Thread Thomas Bonfort
hree views: > interstates > highways > local roads > > (or how ever you layer it) > > Then create three separate layers for each one of the views. > > > - Original Message >> From: David Nugent >> To: mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org >> Sent:

Re: [mapserver-users] Rendering order of objects in a layer

2009-06-10 Thread Dan Little
s.osgeo.org > Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 8:41:48 AM > Subject: [mapserver-users] Rendering order of objects in a layer > > Hello all, > > Is there any way in which the rendering order of objects in a layer can be > determined by mapserver? > > For example, I wan

[mapserver-users] Rendering order of objects in a layer

2009-06-10 Thread David Nugent
Hello all, Is there any way in which the rendering order of objects in a layer can be determined by mapserver? For example, I want to ensure that major roads (highways, arterials) are rendered after local/minor/unimproved roads when all are rendered as a single layer; which tends to make