[mapserver-users] RE: shpxy example

2010-11-30 Thread Lime, Steve D (DNR)
Glad it worked! Documentation volunteers always are welcome. MapServer is big with lots of nooks and crannies so feel free to contribute, everybody... Steve From: Jackson, John [jxjac...@franklincountyohio.gov] Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 3:11 PM To: L

[mapserver-users] RE: shpxy example

2010-11-29 Thread Jackson, John
That makes perfect sense. One thing I would like work on is improving mapserver's documentation... (which I may try to write once I understand it more)... Not so much on specific pieces of syntax, but more on the thinking and theory of how to put use and combine multiple features together to pu

[mapserver-users] RE: shpxy example

2010-11-29 Thread Lime, Steve D (DNR)
Hi John: The ids variable is used to perform a runtime substitution. It's not a MapServer specific variable, just something I used in that particular example. In the mapfile here's the county layer: LAYER NAME county STATUS OFF DATA "data/bdry_counpy2_gen500" TYPE POLYGON C