This work-around did the trick! And wow, thank you Tom and Assefa for such a quick response.
Cheers, Scott -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Yewondwossen Assefa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Kralidis,Tom [Burlington] wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I'm getting the same error on my version. I seem to remember something > > about a path issue with a newer version of OGR, but I could be wrong. > > > > Assefa: do you remember what the cause of this is? > > > I am not sure what the issue is and I need to dig more to see what is > causing a problem of opening a OGR type file when the full path without > the drive is given. > Quick fix for this is to replace /ms4w/tmp/ms_tmp/ with > 'c:/ms4w/tmp/ms_tmp/' (or your drive name where you installed ms4w) > > file to change for this problem is > ms4w/apps/ms_ogc_workshop/client/wfs/demo_init.html : > > <input type="hidden" name="map_web" value="imagepath > 'c:/ms4w/tmp/ms_tmp/' imageurl /ms_tmp/"> > > Best Regards > > > .Tom > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: UMN MapServer Users List > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott Wittenburg > >> Sent: 17 January, 2008 2:59 PM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Trouble with > >> OGC Workshop WFS Client Demo > >> > >> Hello All, > >> > >> I'm new to mapserver, and I'm having trouble getting one of > >> the OGC Workshop demos to work. Hopefully I'll include > >> enough support information here so that someone can help me > >> figure what I'm doing wrong. > >> If anything is missing, please ask and I'll provide any other > >> necessary details. Thanks for taking the time to read this > >> problem description. > >> > >> Ok, specifically, when I attempt to run the WFS client demo, > >> I get an error in my browser window which looks like this: > >> > >> msDrawMap(): Image handling error. Failed to draw layer named > >> 'envirodat'. msOGRFileOpen(): OGR error. Open failed for OGR > >> connection > >> `/ms4w/tmp/ms_tmp/e80d38d9bdf59eada6d84cd0b21eb99e.tmp.gml'. > >> File not found or unsupported format. > >> > >> The url that generated this error was: > >> > >> http://localhost/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=%2Fms4w%2Fapps%2Fms_o > >> gc_workshop%2Fclient%2Fwfs%2Fdemo.map&layer=envirodat&layer=ri > >> vers&layer=land_shallow_topo_2048&zoomsize=2&zoomdir=1&program > >> =%2Fcgi-bin%2Fmapserv.exe&map_web=imagepath+%2Fms4w%2Ftmp%2Fms > >> _tmp%2F+imageurl+%2Fms_tmp%2F > >> > >> When I look in the directory "C:\ms4w\tmp\ms_tmp\", I see the > >> file in question and I've looked at it. It appears to be > >> valid GML, though the cygwin "ls -lt" > >> command shows the file permissions as > >> "-rwxrwx---". Is this a problem (not world readable)? > >> The "C:\ms4w\tmp\ms_tmp\" directory permissions are even more > >> restrictive: "drwx------". I've tried opening up all the > >> permissions on all these files and directories, but it didn't > >> seem to help. > >> > >> Here are some system configuration details: > >> > >> I'm running Windows XP, SP2. I installed MS4W version 2.2.6 > >> and the OGC Workshop version 1.0.8 into the recommended > >> location, "C:\" (root directory is "C:\ms4w\"). Everything > >> seemed to work fine, and several of the workshop demos worked > >> fine, but when I clicked on the WFS-Client demo link and then > >> clicked the "Initialize" button, I got the error message shown above. > >> > >> I noticed a message in the archives that looked very similar > >> to this error, but the problem was actually an extra path > >> separator char getting put into the tmp file path. Other > >> than that, I haven't really seen this problem addressed > >> anywhere, so most people obviously aren't seeing it. One > >> thing I found that people have said could be a problem is the > >> version of OGR/GDAL used by mapserver. I've used the > >> "C:\ms4w\tools\gdal-ogr\ogrinfo.exe > >> program to look at the tmp gml file in question: > >> > >> C:\ms4w\tools\gdal-ogr>ogrinfo.exe > >> C:\ms4w\tmp\ms_tmp\e80d38d9bdf59eada6d84cd0b21eb99e.tmp.gml > >> > >> Had to open data source read-only. > >> INFO: Open of > >> 'C:\ms4w\tmp\ms_tmp\e80d38d9bdf59eada6d84cd0b21eb99e.tmp.gml' > >> using driver 'GML' successfull. > >> 1: envirodat > >> > >> So that seems fine, doesn't it? The MS4W 2.2.6 documentation > >> says it includes "GDAL/OGR 1.4.2 and Utilities", so that > >> seems fine too. > >> > >> Here's the mapfile of the demo that caused the > >> problem: > >> > >> # > >> # $Id: demo.map,v 1.2 2006/08/08 19:02:46 tkralidi Exp $ # # > >> Start of map file # > >> > >> MAP > >> > >> # all temp files get prefixed with this string NAME ms_ogc_workshop > >> > >> # always returns a map > >> STATUS ON > >> > >> # image format options > >> OUTPUTFORMAT > >> NAME png > >> DRIVER "GD/PNG" > >> MIMETYPE "image/png" > >> IMAGEMODE RGB > >> EXTENSION "png" > >> END > >> > >> # width / height of map image > >> SIZE 500 300 > >> > >> # projection of the INTERFACE that this mapfile supports PROJECTION > >> "init=epsg:4326" > >> END > >> > >> # minx miny maxx maxy > >> EXTENT -180 -90 180 90 # World > >> > >> # units of map/app > >> UNITS DD > >> > >> # def pointers for symbols > >> > >> SYMBOLSET "../../etc/symbols/symbols.sym" > >> FONTSET "../../etc/fonts/fonts.txt" > >> > >> # > >> # Start of web interface definition > >> # > >> WEB > >> > >> TEMPLATE "../../templates/demo.html" > >> HEADER "../../templates/query_header.html" > >> FOOTER "../../templates/query_footer.html" > >> > >> # this is set in the form which initializes the page, but > >> can be set here if you want > >> IMAGEPATH "/ms4w/tmp/ms_tmp/" > >> > >> # this is set in the form which initializes the page, but > >> can be set here if you want > >> IMAGEURL "/ms_tmp/" > >> END > >> > >> # > >> # Start of reference map > >> # > >> REFERENCE > >> # which image is the base image for refmaps > >> # a area of interest box will be drawn on top of it > >> IMAGE ../../graphics/refmap_world_4326.gif > >> > >> # extents of ref image (minx miny maxx maxy) > >> EXTENT -180 -90 180 90 > >> > >> # width / height of image > >> SIZE 150 75 > >> > >> # always generated > >> STATUS ON > >> > >> COLOR -1 -1 -1 > >> > >> # color of outline > >> OUTLINECOLOR 255 0 0 > >> END > >> > >> # > >> # Start of legend > >> # > >> LEGEND > >> KEYSIZE 18 12 > >> LABEL > >> TYPE BITMAP > >> SIZE MEDIUM > >> COLOR 0 0 89 > >> END > >> TEMPLATE "../../templates/legend.html" > >> STATUS ON > >> END > >> > >> # > >> # Start of scalebar > >> # > >> SCALEBAR > >> IMAGECOLOR 255 0 0 > >> LABEL > >> COLOR 0 0 0 > >> SIZE tiny > >> END > >> STYLE 1 > >> SIZE 80 2 > >> COLOR 0 0 0 > >> UNITS KILOMETERS > >> INTERVALS 1 > >> TRANSPARENT TRUE > >> STATUS TRUE > >> END > >> > >> # start of querymap object > >> QUERYMAP > >> SIZE 200 200 > >> STATUS ON > >> STYLE HILITE > >> COLOR 255 0 0 > >> END > >> > >> # start of layer definitions > >> > >> LAYER > >> # name of layer > >> NAME land_shallow_topo_2048 > >> GROUP "RASTER" > >> > >> # projection: if the data is NOT in the same projection as > >> the global > >> # mapfile, you must explicitly give the native projection > >> code of the data > >> # some common projections: > >> # lat/long: epsg:4326 > >> # NRCan LCC: epsg:42304 > >> PROJECTION > >> "init=epsg:4326" > >> END > >> > >> # what type of data is this? > >> TYPE RASTER > >> > >> # always returned with interface > >> STATUS ON > >> > >> # actual data pointer > >> DATA ../../data/land_shallow_topo_2048.tif > >> > >> DUMP TRUE > >> > >> HEADER "../../templates/land_shallow_topo_2048_query_header.html" > >> TEMPLATE "../../templates/land_shallow_topo_2048_query_body.html" > >> > >> TOLERANCE 5 > >> > >> END > >> > >> LAYER > >> # name of layer > >> NAME rivers > >> GROUP "VECTOR" > >> > >> # projection: if the data is NOT in the same projection as > >> the global > >> # mapfile, you must explicitly give the native projection > >> code of the data > >> # some common projections: > >> # lat/long: epsg:4326 > >> # NRCan LCC: epsg:42304 > >> PROJECTION > >> "init=epsg:4326" > >> END > >> > >> # what type of data is this? > >> TYPE LINE > >> > >> # always returned with interface > >> STATUS ON > >> > >> # actual data pointer > >> DATA ../../data/rivers > >> > >> # data is queryable > >> DUMP TRUE > >> > >> # query templates for HTML-based queries > >> HEADER ../../templates/rivers_query_header.html > >> TEMPLATE ../../templates/rivers_query_body.html > >> > >> TOLERANCE 5 > >> > >> # how will this data look? > >> CLASS > >> NAME "Rivers" > >> COLOR 0 0 255 > >> END > >> END > >> > >> LAYER > >> NAME envirodat > >> GROUP "VECTOR" > >> TYPE POINT > >> STATUS ON > >> # this is a remote OGC:WFS > >> CONNECTIONTYPE WFS > >> > >> # the server URL prefix > >> # MapServer will add the OGC:WMS specific > >> # keyword value pairs accordingly > >> #CONNECTION > >> "http://map.ns.ec.gc.ca/envdat/map.aspx?service=WFS&version=1. > >> 0.0&request=GetFeature" > >> CONNECTION "http://map.ns.ec.gc.ca/envdat/map.aspx?"; > >> > >> PROJECTION > >> "init=epsg:4326" > >> END > >> > >> # base info MapServer needs to know to generate the > >> # OGC:WFS GetFeature request > >> METADATA > >> > >> # MapServer default sends POST > >> # force to GET > >> > >> "wfs_request_method" "GET" > >> > >> # how long (in seconds) should MapServer use > >> # in issuing and receiving the data? > >> "wfs_connectiontimeout" "60" > >> > >> # which version of the OGC:WFS should MapServer communicate with > >> "wfs_version" "1.0.0" > >> > >> # service type for connection > >> # this info is a bit redundant > >> "wfs_service" "WFS" > >> > >> # what is the feature type you are querying > >> "wfs_typename" "envirodat" > >> > >> # what is the spatial extent? > >> "wfs_latlonboundingbox" "-64.6622 46.7594 -52.6808 55.2333" > >> # > >> END > >> # > >> # MapServer will then use this information to generate a > >> string like: > >> # > >> http://map.ns.ec.gc.ca/envdat/map.aspx?version=<wfs_version>&s > > ervice=<wfs_service>&request=GetFeature&typename=<wfs_typename> > >> # > >> # missing required keyword value pairs get generated according > >> # to the application using this mapfile, i.e.: > >> # &bbox, &filter, etc. > >> > >> CLASS > >> NAME "Water Quality Monitoring Stations" > >> COLOR 255 255 0 > >> END > >> END > >> END > >> > > > > > > > -- > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Assefa Yewondwossen > Software Analyst > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.dmsolutions.ca/ > > Phone: (613) 565-5056 (ext 14) > Fax: (613) 565-0925 > ----------------------------------------------------------------
