[Cartoweb-users] porting cartoweb to java app

[Oliver Christen]

Hi

You can easily trigger map generation by simple http request. So simply have 
the java app generate the http request and simply recover the map generated 
by Cartoweb/mapserver.

If you dont need extended features, you can also directly access mapserver 
alone (also by http)

Keep in mind that Cartoweb is at the moment not so easy to fully integrate 
into some existing framework (if you want an all-in-one application) due 
mainly to the complex dhtml/javascript interface. Other cartographic 
interface are easier to integrate, like OpenLayers (openlayers.org)

regards
Oliver


> Hi,
>
> We have a purely java report writing app that contains queries, data entry 
> forms etc and an embedded xml datafile to store all the collected data. I 
> am trying to understand the best way to link with Cartoweb so when a user 
> initiates a query we can return a map showing the geocoded locations 
> returned by the query.
>
> So I guess my question is in 2.5 parts:  Do we need a Javascript piece 
> that interperts PHP so Cartoweb can talk to the java app, or does the 
> HTML_javascript.php package all that is needed? ( sorry for the dumb 
> question, I am not the programmer- just the GIS guy who wants to know how 
> it works!)
>
> secondly, I assume the proper place to write the interface is as a 
> Cartoweb Project file? and if so, is the plug-in idea limited to internal 
> cartoweb functionality??
>
> thanks
>
> GlennBrooks
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