Yup, this is a 5.0+ function. Steve
>>> On 5/27/2009 at 1:59 PM, in message <a3cc80ca0905271159w2f5863f7ueda9f601a8849...@mail.gmail.com>, Adam Eskreis <aeskr...@gmail.com> wrote: > It doesn't seem to be working for me > > I get the following error from apache: > > [MapServer Error]: msAddImageSymbol(): Error opening image file > /var/www/htdocs/maps/[symbol]. > > I am using the symbol as: > > SYMBOL "[symbol]" > > I also tried > > SYMBOL [symbol] > > neitehr works > > Is this only possible with mapserver 5? I believe I am using 4.10 > > Thank you > > -Adam > > On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 2:26 PM, Steve Lime <steve.l...@dnr.state.mn.us>wrote: > >> You can bind a style symbol to an attribute. The value needs to be the name >> of a >> system already loaded by MapServer or the name of a local image. You cannot >> reference a image url. >> >> Steve >> >> >>> On 5/27/2009 at 12:26 PM, in message >> <a3cc80ca0905271026p141e3f92mf817e0e596f7...@mail.gmail.com>, Adam Eskreis >> <aeskr...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > I am trying to create a layer that has a symbol, however, I want the >> symbol >> > for each geometry to be based on a field from the database. For >> instance, I >> > am trying to make a layer that would look something like this: >> > >> > LAYER >> > GROUP symbol_layer >> > TYPE point >> > STATUS on >> > CONNECTIONTYPE postgis >> > CONNECTION "<connection string>" >> > DATA "the_geom from (SELECT the_geom, symbol_img_url from foo) as foo >> > using unique id using SRID=-1" >> > CLASS >> > STYLE >> > SYMBOL "[symbol_img_url]" >> > END >> > END >> > END >> > >> > Is something like this possible? If not, what part of the source would I >> > have to edit in order to make it possible? >> > >> > Thank you >> > >> > -Adam >> >> _______________________________________________ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users