[mapserver-users] display map on aspx page

[Jeff McKenna]

Luke Kateregga wrote:
> Hello there,
> Iam new to mapserver. I have installed mapserver plus the demo 
> applications - chameleon, p_mapper etc and they are all working fine. 
> The problem is I just cant load my own data. I've tried the  mapserver 
> generator in mapwindow, the qgis web plugin plus Amien in Arcmap but 
> still no success. I am currently following Web Mapping Illustrated By 
> Tyler Mitchell, working on his very first example of global.map, 
> global.html. When I click start map server, I get a page with a blank 
> portion, instead of the map itself. The gif however is created in the 
> ms_tmp folder. How do I get to display the map in the browser?
> Can also anyone perhaps show me how I can import my own data into the 
> already made applications like Pmapper or fusion?
> Thanks in advance

Hello Luke,

Welcome to the world of MapServer, I think you're going to love it.

I think you should focus on your .map file first, and then worry about 
the applications later.  To start with, you could go through the 
MapServer workshop[1] that is given every year at the FOSS4G conference 
- in that you will have access to data and working mapfiles.  Also, test 
your mapfile using the shp2img commandline utility[2].  I would start 
with a small mapfile with only one layer, test it with shp2img, and once 
that single layer is showing in the resulting map image from that 
command, continue adding layers.

That should get you going.  If you ever get totally frustrated, there 
are providers out here to help, like myself, offering direct support 
services, so keep that in mind.

Anyway good luck and have fun.

-jeff


[1] 
http://www.gatewaygeomatics.com/dl/mapserver-workshop/ms101_ms4w_package.zip
[2] http://www.mapserver.org/utilities/shp2img.html


-- 
Jeff McKenna
FOSS4G Consulting and Training Services
http://www.gatewaygeomatics.com/