Creating the MapFile
For what is a MapFile and a reference about it you can view the MapFile Reference at MapServer web site.
Here you can download the data, map file and fonts needed for this tutorial.
Extract data.zip wherever you think in your hard disk, for example at c:\training\mapserverTutorial\data.
Open the map file named csharp_tutorial.map:
MAP
NAME "Zone Samples"
SHAPEPATH "C:\training\mapServerTutorial\data"
SIZE 400 400
STATUS ON
EXTENT 1143759 4417539 1146436 4420390
UNITS METERS
FONTSET "fonts\fonts.list"
WEB
IMAGEPATH "C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\temp"
IMAGEURL "C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\temp"
END
SYMBOL
NAME "circle"
TYPE ellipse
FILLED true
POINTS
1 1
END
END
LAYER
NAME "compfun"
TYPE POLYGON
STATUS ON
DATA "compfun"
CLASS
STYLE
COLOR 255 235 190
OUTLINECOLOR 0 0 0
SYMBOL 0
END
END
END
LAYER
NAME "zone"
TYPE POLYGON
STATUS ON
DATA "zone"
CLASSITEM "COD"
LABELITEM "NUMLOTT"
CLASS
EXPRESSION ([COD]=103)
STYLE
COLOR 230 50 0
OUTLINECOLOR 0 0 0
SYMBOL 0
END
END
CLASS
EXPRESSION ([COD]=105 OR [COD]=106 OR [COD]=107 OR [COD]=108 OR [COD]=102)
STYLE
COLOR 255 235 230
OUTLINECOLOR 0 0 0
SYMBOL 0
END
LABEL
COLOR 0 0 0
FONT verdana
TYPE TRUETYPE
SIZE 7
POSITION CC
END
END
CLASS
EXPRESSION ([COD]=109 OR [COD]=101)
STYLE
COLOR 255 196 171
OUTLINECOLOR 0 0 0
SYMBOL 0
END
END
CLASS
STYLE
COLOR 225 225 225
OUTLINECOLOR 0 0 0
SYMBOL 0
END
END
END
LAYER
NAME "vestizioni"
TYPE LINE
STATUS ON
DATA "vestizioni"
CLASS
STYLE
COLOR 0 0 0
SYMBOL 0
END
END
END
LAYER
NAME "POI"
TYPE POINT
STATUS ON
DATA "POI"
LABELITEM "POI_TIME"
CLASS
SIZE 10
STYLE
COLOR 255 0 0
OUTLINECOLOR 0 0 0
SYMBOL "circle"
END
TEXT ([POI_USER], [POI_TIME])
LABEL
COLOR 255 0 0
FONT verdana
TYPE TRUETYPE
SIZE 7
POSITION LC
WRAP " "
END
END
END
ENDData Configuration
As you can see this map is composed of four layer (shapefiles).
Be sure to modify the SHAPEPATH value to the path where you have extracted the data, for example: SHAPEPATH ” c:\training\mapserverTutorial\data”.
You are free to use your own data (shapefiles) and map files, the tutorial will easily work with your data. But if you do so don’t forget to modify the EXTENT value and the LAYER attributes according to your data.
Be also sure to have a copy of the point shapefiles you intend to edit in the same path in order to have the functionality to clear a point layer correctly working. The shapefile copies name must have the same name as the original shape followed by “copy†(with the companion data you will have for example the shape POI and its copy POICopy). Remember that this functionality will physically delete all the point features from your shapefile.
If you are impatient to look at how the tutorial is working, you can simply download the Visual Studio Project and run it.
Otherwise go on with the next steps.
