[mapserver-users] nquery and getfeatureinfo

[Daniel Morissette]

On 11-05-18 09:24 AM, Eric Weisbender wrote:
> Does nquery execute a getfeatureinfo request on wms layer?
>

No. There is no support for queries on CONNECTIONTYPE WMS layers.

The main reason behind this limitation is that GetFeatureInfo is only 
loosely defined in the spec and there is no predictable way for 
MapServer (or any WMS client) to ingest a GetFeatureInfo response and do 
something meaningful with it (other than just forwarding the contents of 
the response without trying to interpret it). OGC recommends the use of 
WFS for queries.

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Daniel Morissette
http://www.mapgears.com/
Provider of Professional MapServer Support since 2000