Hi, The colons should be ok, but the server wants transparent = TRUE.
Try with transparent:'TRUE' in the layer params or afterwards fsroads.mergeNewParams({ transparent: "TRUE" }); Arnd -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: users-boun...@openlayers.org [mailto:users-boun...@openlayers.org] Im Auftrag von AmericanBwana Gesendet: Sonntag, 3. Mai 2009 18:18 An: users@openlayers.org Betreff: [OpenLayers-Users] Colons in layer names Good morning, I'd like to use a WMS layer, but it has a colon in it. How do escape it? Here is a snippet of my file var fsroads = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS("FS Roads & Trails", "http://columbo.nrlssc.navy.mil/ogcwms/servlet/WMSServlet/USDA_Forest_Servic e_Geodata_Clearinghouse.wms?", {layers: '1:3', transparent: true, format: 'image/png'}, {isBaseLayer: false} I've tried '1:3', and "1:3" Here is the site I'm trying to use. http://columbo.nrlssc.navy.mil/ogcwms/servlet/WMSServlet/USDA_Forest_Service _Geodata_Clearinghouse.wms?SERVICE=WMS&REQUEST=GetCapabilities Thank you. -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Colons-in-layer-names-tp2778148p2778148.html Sent from the OpenLayers Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ Users mailing list Users@openlayers.org http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/users _______________________________________________ Users mailing list Users@openlayers.org http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/users