Are you using MGOS 1.2? This is a new feature of that version. - Jackie
Mansoureh Sadrykia wrote: > > Thanks for your reply Jackie, > > 3. Unfortunately I couldn't find "configure external files" in mg site > administrator. please tell me where it is, > > second, Is there a way to share and access shp file in LAN network > without using mg studio? > > Thanks once again, > > Jackie Ng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 1. By network, I mean a LAN that is correct. > 2. I don't quite understand this question. > 3. In the Site Administrator. Go to the "Add Alias" under "Configure > external files". In there add your alias and external file path. > > > Mansoureh Sadrykia wrote: >> >> Hi Jackie, >> >> 1. You asked if the remote computer is on the same network as the >> mapguide server; Do You mean a "LAN", by "network" or >> you mean the servers that we add in mapguide site administrator? You >> know, >> in my case the remote computers don't have mapguide installed. >> 2. Actually I can't add new servers in mapguide site adminstrator, >> and I guess that I make a mistake in defining IP addresses. Would you >> Please explain me how I can give IP addresses to different computers as >> different servers? >> >> 3.Would you please explain me more about how to create an unmanaged alias >> in the >> MapGuide Site Administrator to the network share? >> Thanks in advance >> >> connecting to remote files using mapguide, please help >> >> Jackie Ng wrote: >> >> Is the remote computer on the same network as the mapguide server? Are >> the >> shp files on a network share? If so you can create an unmanaged alias in >> the >> MapGuide Site Administrator to that network share, and be able to refer >> to >> that alias in your resource documents. >> >> For example if your shp files are located at \\server\shp you can create >> an >> alias "SERVER_SHP" that you can then refer to in your resource xml >> documents >> as %MG_DATA_PATH_ALIAS[SERVER_SHP]% >> >> So if you have a shp file called foo.shp in that network share you can >> create a feature source document that refers to it by creating a document >> that look like something below: >> >> >> xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" >> xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="FeatureSource-1.0.0.xsd"> >> >> OSGeo.SHP >> >> >> >> DefaultFileLocation >> %MG_DATA_PATH_ALIAS[SERVER_SHP]%foo.shp >> >> >> >> >> TemporaryFileLocation >> >> >> >> >> >> Hope that helps. >> >> - Jackie >> >> >> Mansoureh Sadrykia wrote: >>> >>> Hi List! >>> >>> I intend to use mapagent to connect to shp files in a remote computer >>> and decided to introduce the files' address, in the xml that I use in >>> mapagent as the "content". Is it possible to introduce an IP address for >>> the directory of shp files? Can map agent follow such an address and >>> find >>> the files? >>> >>> Thanks in advance for your help; >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------- >>> Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> mapguide-users mailing list >>> mapguide-users@lists.osgeo.org >>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapguide-users >>> >>> >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://www.nabble.com/Connecting-to-remote-files-using-mapagent--tf4303364s16610.html#a12249882 >> Sent from the MapGuide Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> mapguide-users mailing list >> mapguide-users@lists.osgeo.org >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapguide-users >> >> >> >> --------------------------------- >> Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story. >> Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Games. >> _______________________________________________ >> mapguide-users mailing list >> mapguide-users@lists.osgeo.org >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapguide-users >> >> > > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/Connecting-to-remote-files-using-mapagent--tf4303364s16610.html#a12270055 > Sent from the MapGuide Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > _______________________________________________ > mapguide-users mailing list > mapguide-users@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapguide-users > > > > --------------------------------- > Got a little couch potato? > Check out fun summer activities for kids. > _______________________________________________ > mapguide-users mailing list > mapguide-users@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapguide-users > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Connecting-to-remote-files-using-mapagent--tf4303364s16610.html#a12284927 Sent from the MapGuide Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ mapguide-users mailing list mapguide-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapguide-users