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color=#0000ff size=2>Hi Warren,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=294075213-30102006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>I'm not sure that this is going to be much help other than
to confirm that you should be able to do what you want. I can't see anything
you're doing wrong based on your description.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=294075213-30102006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Firstly, yes, the ODBC option is the way to go to create
your join. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=294075213-30102006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>I have got this arrangement working, though I have not had
the problem you mention regarding assignment of the coordinate system. I've
saved an arbitrary coordsys in my data connection and everything works.
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=294075213-30102006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Are you using version 1.0.2? It has a number of
enhancements in this area. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=294075213-30102006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>I've also found that if the SQL database is not local to
the MapGuide Service, this significantly impacts the performance, making
configuration of the join / layer frustrating to say the
least.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=294075213-30102006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Keith</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Warren Medernach
[mailto:warren.medernach@imaginit.ca] <BR><B>Sent:</B> 27 October 2006
16:50<BR><B>To:</B> users@mapguide.osgeo.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE:
[mapguide-users] SQL Server Provider vs. FDO Provider for a feature
join...<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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class=101384915-27102006>Correction...</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=101384915-27102006>Subject should read: SQL Server FDO Provider vs.
ODBC Provider...</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2>W<SPAN
class=101384915-27102006>arren</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Warren Medernach
[mailto:warren.medernach@imaginit.ca] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, October 27, 2006
9:01 AM<BR><B>To:</B> users@mapguide.osgeo.org<BR><B>Subject:</B>
[mapguide-users] SQL Server Provider vs. FDO Provider for a feature
join...<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=160475114-27102006>Hello
all,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=160475114-27102006>I want to create a
join from and SDF feature source, to a SQL Server database.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=160475114-27102006>I read in the list
that the SQL Server FDO Provider is only for accessing datastores within SQL
Server (datastores created with Autodesk Map). </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=160475114-27102006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=160475114-27102006>So, that would leave
the ODBC Provider to connect to SQL Server for the join. However, I cannot
get this to work... I can choose the ODBC Provider, and specify the DSN to
my SQL Server, Test Connection is successful, but when I try to set the
coordinate system, this is never 'saved'. This causes a problem,
as it seems to give an error anytime you try to join a feature source that
doesn't have a coordinate system assigned.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=160475114-27102006><FONT face=Arial size=2>Btw, I was
successful in getting this to function with an Access
dbase...</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=160475114-27102006><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any help and/or
guidance would be greatly appreciated.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><SPAN class=160475114-27102006><FONT face=Arial size=2>Warren
Medernach</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR><BR><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
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