[Mapserver-users] Creating Shape Files

[lfilak@medinaco.org (Lowell Filak)]

MapServer will use many formats besides shapefile but seeing that you are planning on using MapScript you could write a program to create the shapefile(s) using MapScript :-)
Lowell F.

The following message was sent by "Aaron Kreider" <akreider@nd.edu> on Mon, 02 Jun 2003 14:14:30 -0500.

> I'm trying to convert my data into a format that can be used by Mapserver
> (or more specifically Mapscript). The data currently resides in a regular
> mysql table.
> 
> Does Mapserver only use shape files? And if so, how do I create a shape
> file?  I've searched to find free utilities (I do not want to buy Arcview
> 3) that will do it for me or to try and find an explanation of what the
> format is (so I could do it myself), but haven't found anything.
> 
> I'd appreciate help on this.
> 
> Aaron
> 
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From Emil Zegers <taatuut@planet.nl>  Mon Jun  2 21:08:32 2003
From: Emil Zegers <taatuut@planet.nl> (Emil Zegers)
Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2003 22:08:32 +0200
Subject: [Mapserver-users] Re: gmap problem
Message-ID: <006101c32942$be32da90$9600000a@maria>

Hi Nol,

I think it is a NT user/rights issue.

If you run any php file that's not inside the wwwroot directory (you
probably placed the gmap sample outside of it?) the direcory might not have
the appropraite user/rights.

Possible solutions:

- placing the gmap sample in the wwroot directory
- add user IUSR_<machine_name> with at least Read and Read &Execute rights
to the gmap directory

Also check that user IUSR_<machine_name> has at least Read and Read &Execute
rights to php.exe and php4ts.dll

Emil Zegers