[mapguide-users] Help with SID files

[Frank Warmerdam]

On 5/4/07, George McLean <gmclean at gorge.net> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am having some trouble using Sid files in MGOS 1.1
>
> I have installed the patches from http://home.gdal.org/mapguide
> (mg_fdogdal.zip and mg_mrsid_110.zip).
>
> I am building the map using Autodesk Mapguide Studio.
>
> I have the Sid files and associated sdw and aux files in a single folder
> on the machine running mapguide server.
>
> I create a new data connection and choose the OSGeo FDO Provider for
> Raster. In the definition form I added the path for the
> DefaultRasterFileLocation under connection properties. No username or
> password. Under data files I added the Sid file.Test Connection works
> and I can save the definition of the feature source.
>
> When I try to create a layer using this data source, I can add the data
> source but I can not see the image in the layer preview or when I add it
> to a map used in a web layout. I have tried loading the sdw and aux file
> into the feature resource definition form but I get the same result.
>
> I can see the images using Autocad Map or Arcview. Any suggestions?

George,

I'd encourage you to run mgserver at the console per the
following debug instructions.

http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/MapGuide_Open_Source_Using_the_Open_Source_Raster_Provider_with_Studio

Hopefully this will at least give a clue if the sid is being opened
properly.  If so, you should see a message something like
GDALOpen(...yourfile...) opened successfully as MrSID.

Best regards,
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