Re: [mapguide-users] RE: Alias to external DWF files

2011-08-30 Thread GIS4U
...and there you go, the Maestro API will allow you to do it in an 'Automated' fashion. BTW, we've been testing the Maestro API here for some functionality and have been very impressed so far Jackie. Great job. Jonathon On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 9:54 AM, Jackie Ng wrote: > If you set or upload

[mapguide-users] RE: Alias to external DWF files

2011-08-30 Thread frosty1_4me
So I guess my question is to all of you who are forced to use the DWF's in MGE how are you updating yours? I'm using the commercial version of AIMS (2012). - Are you running load procedures and reconnecting the layers to the updated dwf? - Are you updating the DWF's through code? - Are you u

[mapguide-users] RE: Alias to external DWF files

2011-08-30 Thread Jackie Ng
If you set or upload a DWF into a Drawing Source in Maestro or through its API, it will scan the DWF and automatically re-generate the sheet list for that Drawing Source. - Jackie -- View this message in context: http://osgeo-org.1803224.n2.nabble.com/Alias-to-external-DWF-files-tp5992002p674295

Re: [mapguide-users] RE: Alias to external DWF files

2011-08-30 Thread GIS4U
In the DWF data source xml is the tag: com.autodesk.dwf.ePlot_PzUXam3FOUiHAfx0Jiafig Note that the 'PzUXam3FOUiHAfx0Jiafig' portion of the name changes with every DWF that's generated so you have to get that part of the name from the DWF itself and replace it in the data source xml progra

[mapguide-users] RE: Alias to external DWF files

2011-08-30 Thread frosty1_4me
When the load procedure is first run, it creates the directory with the DWF and the uniqueID within the repository. If I run that same load procedure again with an updated DWF, doesn't it just overwrite the existing DWF in the same directory? I don't think it creates another one unless you create

Re: [mapguide-users] RE: Alias to external DWF files

2011-08-24 Thread GIS4U
The challenge with DWFs is that they are actually compressed directories of files and that have a unique id and an xml that references the unique id. Each time a DWF is created, it creates a unique ID. This information is referenced in MapGuide. The Load Procedures deal with this. Without using

[mapguide-users] RE: Alias to external DWF files

2011-08-24 Thread frosty1_4me
I too would like to know how this all works and if updating the dwfs in this manner avoids the Load Procedure and update issues I"m currently dealing with. My issue is that since I can't just the Load Procedures manually, my only other option is to update the dwfs that reside in the actualy librar

[mapguide-users] RE: Alias to external DWF files

2011-06-24 Thread Jackie Ng
There's no UI option in Maestro, because I don't know whether DWF files *can* actually be aliased. No one has actually confirmed whether what has been suggested in this thread actually works. - Jackie -- View this message in context: http://osgeo-org.1803224.n2.nabble.com/Alias-to-external-DWF-

[mapguide-users] RE: Alias to external DWF files

2011-06-24 Thread GordonL
Interesting Discussion, I didn't know you could alias the path to a DWF. Where in the DWF Drawing Source do you designate the ALIAS? There is ADD/DELETE/DOWNLOAD/MARK within the Maestro Dialog box, but no place for the ALIAS path... -- View this message in context: http://osgeo-org.180322

[mapguide-users] RE: Alias to external DWF files

2011-06-24 Thread Jackie Ng
Just create a new layer in MapGuide Studio and point to your Drawing Source. A Layer Definition can reference a Feature Source or Drawing Source In Maestro, it's New Resource - Drawing Layer Definition - Jackie -- View this message in context: http://osgeo-org.1803224.n2.nabble.com/Alias-to-ext

RE: [mapguide-users] RE: Alias to external DWF files

2011-06-24 Thread andrea tiveron (e-metodi)
: mapguide-users@lists.osgeo.org Subject: [mapguide-users] RE: Alias to external DWF files You need to make a Drawing Source, not a Feature Source DWF files have their own mapguide resource type separate from FDO connections - Jackie -- View this message in context: http://osgeo-org.1803224.n2.

[mapguide-users] RE: Alias to external DWF files

2011-02-09 Thread Jackie Ng
You need to make a Drawing Source, not a Feature Source DWF files have their own mapguide resource type separate from FDO connections - Jackie -- View this message in context: http://osgeo-org.1803224.n2.nabble.com/Alias-to-external-DWF-files-tp5992002p6010012.html Sent from the MapGuide Users

[mapguide-users] RE: Alias to external DWF files

2011-02-09 Thread Brigl
How would I use the new feature source? more precisely: the new feature source is available as an alias then, how would I create a layer based on it? From: BTenBroeck [via OSGeo.org] [mailto:ml-node+5993365-266887860-147...@n2.nabble.com] Sent: Freitag, 4. Februar 2011 18:49 To: Markus Briglmei

[mapguide-users] Re: Alias to external DWF files

2011-02-04 Thread BTenBroeck
If you go into the serverconfig.ini file, all the way at the bottom there is a heading for unmanaged datasources. Put something like this in that section: DWF = F:\Projects\GP\Data\DWF That file will be in your Server\bin directory -- View this message in context: http://osgeo-org.1803224.n2.