You can put the symbol definition in your map file, or in a symbols file (e.g. symbols.sym) and then set SYMBOLSET at the MAP level to point to your symbols.sym file.
David. -----Original Message----- From: mapserver-users-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:mapserver-users-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Jay Kapalczynski Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 9:45 AM To: 'Michael Schulz' Cc: mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org Subject: RE: [mapserver-users] Symbology Ok that seems to make sense...but where do I place the image SYMBOL (your example below)? DO I place that in the map file as well? Little confused there.... Thanks Michael and Adam for your return replys. -----Original Message----- From: mandsch...@googlemail.com [mailto:mandsch...@googlemail.com] On Behalf Of Michael Schulz Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 9:27 AM To: Jay Kapalczynski Cc: mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] Symbology Hi, yes, you have to define an image symbol in your symbolset and use that: SYMBOL NAME 'church' TYPE pixmap IMAGE 'church.gif' TRANSPARENT 5 END then use SYMBOL 'church' in your style. Cheers, Michael 2010/9/16 Jay Kapalczynski <jkapalczyn...@ci.maple-grove.mn.us>: > In a map file...Is there a way to use an image (jpg, bmp, png) instead of a > marker symbol (star, circle etc) when symbolizing points > > > > LAYER > > DUMP TRUE > > NAME 'Firestations' > > DATA 'firestations' > > TYPE POINT > > STATUS ON > > CLASS > > NAME 'Fire Stations' > > COLOR 254 0 0 > > INSTEAD OF STAR PLACE AN IMAGE > > SYMBOL "star" > > SIZE 8 > > END > > > > _______________________________________________ > mapserver-users mailing list > mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users > > -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Aufwind durch Wissen! Qualifizierte Open Source Schulungen bei der http://www.foss-academy.eu/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----------------------------------------------------------- Michael Schulz msch...@webgis.de in medias res Gesellschaft für Informationstechnologie mbH Schwimmbadstraße 2 D-79100 Freiburg i. Br. Tel: +49 (0)761 705798-102 Tel: +49 (0)761 705798-0 Fax: +49 (0)761 705798-09 http://www.webgis.de / http://www.zopecms.de -------------------------------------------------------------- Geschäftsführer: Stefan Giese, Dr. Christof Lindenbeck Eingetragen im Handelsregister HRB 5930 beim Amtsgericht Freiburg _______________________________________________ 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