You can embed javascript in a template result but it's up to the client to execute it (MapServer won't).
Steve -----Original Message----- From: mapserver-users-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:mapserver-users-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Mark Volz Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 9:09 AM To: Andy Colson Cc: mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org Subject: RE: [mapserver-users] formatting query and identify results Andy, Thank you for your reply. I could add a new column to the data to create a new mask so that the application will work. However, once I am complete with the development of the application, I will no longer be in control of the data. Since the data source has the wrong mask, any data updates from my client will not include the correct mask. Mark Volz GIS Specialist -----Original Message----- From: Andy Colson [mailto:a...@squeakycode.net] Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 9:02 AM To: Mark Volz Cc: mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] formatting query and identify results On 9/3/2010 8:12 AM, Mark Volz wrote: > Hello, > > I have an application that I am working on. The parcel id is in a > xx.xxx.xxx.x format, however I need to change the format to xx-xxx-xxx-x > for an external tax database application. I will not be updating the > data, and therefore I will need to make this change through code. I have > worked on previous applications using java. For example I would use > parcel = ( this.substring(0,2) + "-" + this.substring(3,9). However, > unless I am wrong, mapserver does not appear to pass javascript through > templates. > > Is there a way that I can convert the format of numbers directly in the > template? > > Thanks > > Mark Volz > > GIS Specialist Not sure if this is relevant, but I have kinda the same problem, some of my data has parcel masking and some does not. I usually add a new column (I'm use PostGIS, not shapefiles, but I assume you could still do it) and set it with the masking I'd like to display. So I have a pin field and a display_pin field, and can query/join on one and display the other. I know you said you would not update the data, but if I carefully read that as not "modify the existing pin", then adding a new column would not count as "modify the existing pin". -Andy _______________________________________________ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users _______________________________________________ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users