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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>HI,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>What about TAB files, how can we
convert them to MAP files?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Mohamad<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Ian Tidy
[mailto:IANT@napier.govt.nz] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 28, 2009 2:56 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Mohamad; ms4w-users@lists.maptools.org<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Ian Tidy<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [MS4W-Users] Custom Maps<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Mohamad,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Sorry, but there are no tools for converting WOR or GST files to
MapServer MAP files. I sometimes use QGIS to open the layers and save off
a MapServer file. This provides a starting point but doesn't do the whole
job.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Cheers Ian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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color:blue'>______________________<br>
<b>Ian Tidy</b><br>
<b>GIS Analyst / Developer</b><br>
Works Asset Department<br>
Napier City Council<br>
Skype ian.tidy.ncc<br>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Mohamad
[mailto:Klay@intellitrac.com.au] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 28, 2009 4:11 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Ian Tidy; ms4w-users@lists.maptools.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [MS4W-Users] Custom Maps<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi Guys,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph><span style='color:#1F497D'>Which Mapserver tools
open WOR file or GST files?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Mohamad<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Ian Tidy
[mailto:IANT@napier.govt.nz] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 28, 2009 7:50 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Mohamad; ms4w-users@lists.maptools.org<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Ian Tidy<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [MS4W-Users] Custom Maps<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Mohamad,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans","sans-serif";
color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans","sans-serif";
color:blue'>A .GST and .WOR files are similar they both contain layer
definitions. So a MapServer MAP file provides similar functionality to a
MapInfo .GST or .WOR file. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans","sans-serif";
color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Cheers Ian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:blue'>______________________<br>
<b>Ian Tidy</b><br>
<b>GIS Analyst / Developer</b><br>
Works Asset Department<br>
Napier City Council<br>
Skype ian.tidy.ncc<br>
<a href="mailto:iant@napier.govt.nz">mailto:iant@napier.govt.nz</a><br>
<a href="http://www.napier.govt.nz/">http://www.napier.govt.nz</a> | <a
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Mohamad
[mailto:Klay@intellitrac.com.au] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 27, 2009 6:23 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Ian Tidy; ms4w-users@lists.maptools.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [MS4W-Users] Custom Maps<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi Guys,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I am newbie to MapInfo and
MapServer and I think my questions prove that.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The GeoSetManager of Mapx
(that’s what I called Mapinfo) doesn’t support WOR files only GST
files<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Am I talking about another
software?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
ms4w-users-bounces@lists.maptools.org
[mailto:ms4w-users-bounces@lists.maptools.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ian Tidy<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 27, 2009 1:06 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Mohamad; ms4w-users@lists.maptools.org<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Ian Tidy<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [MS4W-Users] Custom Maps<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='color:#1F497D'>The MapServer MAP
file is the equivalent to a MapInfo Workspace (WOR file). It defines the
layers, symbology, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='color:#1F497D'>You can either use
the native MapInfo Tables (this is the TAB, ID, IND, DAT, and MAP files) using
OGR (see <a href="http://www.mapserver.org/input/vector/mapinfo.html">http://www.mapserver.org/input/vector/mapinfo.html</a>
for more details). I found the to be slow, so I convert my MapInfo data
to ESRI Shape Files. This can be done with the Universal Translator
included with MapInfo Pro, or with the OGR tools included with MS4W, or I use
Safe FME. All of these can be run from a batch file or command line.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='color:#1F497D'>Cheers Ian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>______________________<br>
<b>Ian Tidy</b> <br>
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<b>Phone +64-6-835-7579 Ext. 8115</b> <br>
Fax +64-6-834-4195<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> ms4w-users-bounces@lists.maptools.org
[mailto:ms4w-users-bounces@lists.maptools.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mohamad<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 27, 2009 2:50 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> ms4w-users@lists.maptools.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [MS4W-Users] Custom Maps<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Hi guys,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Our company used MapInfo for several years, we are trying
now to use MapServer,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> The extensions of files used for MapInfo are :
TAB, WOR, ID, IND, DAT, MAP, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>How to convert or use those files with MapServer?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I already did the installation of MapServer on Windows using
this one: <span style='font-size:9.0pt'><a
href="http://maptools.org/dl/ms4w/ms4w-2.3.1-setup.exe">ms4w-2.3.1-setup.exe</a>
142 KB <i>(contains MapServer 5.2.1)<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I did a full installation<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Thanks<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Regards<o:p></o:p></p>
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