multiple query layers

[mapserver-bot]

Reporter: rich@greenwoodmap.com
Date: 2001/09/18 - 01:25
Trac URL: http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/ticket/45

This is a feature suggestion. It would be nice to allow more than one query 
layer. This functionality would be akin to MapInfo and ArcView in that a layer 
can be in various states: on/off, selectable/not-selectable, etc. As it stands 
now, mapserver accepts a single qlayer, or else all layers with a template 
within their class are queried if not qlayer is specified. I am suggesting sort 
of a middle ground.

This feature could be added in conjunction with GROUP, or maybe with a 
new �qlayers� similar to the existing layer and layers.

Thanks,
Rich

[mapserver-bot]

Author: dmorissette
Date: 2003/07/01 - 04:20

Steve, should we mark this as a post 4.0 enhancement or is this already done?

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Author: sdlime
Date: 2003/07/01 - 07:05

Post 4.0. It's not done, not too hard but not trivial either. That said there is
a work around. The easiest way would be to store layers that could be queried in
a second mapfile and then reference that mapfile when querying and just use the
normal layer parameter. I'll change to 4.1 and assign it to myself...

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Author: pramsey
Date: 2008/04/09 - 19:12
sdlime describes a workaround which is acceptable