[mapserver-users] getSymbol (): Symbol definition error.

[Havard Tveite]

The type cartoline for symbols is no longer used.
Dashed lines and styling are specified in LAYER->CLASS->STYLE.

Some examples:
http://mapserver.org/mapfile/symbology/construction.html#use-of-the-pattern-and-gap-parameters

Håvard

On 1/26/2012 1:03 PM, Francesc Cañas wrote:
> Hello, I want to publish a Mapserver layer with OpenLayers but I generated
> the following error when opening it with
> http://localhost/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe
>
> The error is:
>
> getSymbol (): Symbol definition error. Error Parsing near (Cartoline) (line
> 26) msOutputFormatValidate (): General error message. Png OUTPUTFORMAT you
> IMAGEMODE RGB / RGBA, Which is not supported for GD drivers.
>
> Indeed reading the mapserver site found that only accepts PC256 GD so I
> changed:
>
> OUTPUTFORMAT
> Png NAME
> DRIVER 'GD / PNG'
> MIMETYPES 'image / png'
> PC256 IMAGEMODE
> EXTENSION 'PNG'
> END
>
> And now the only mistake: getSymbol (): Symbol definition error. Error
> Parsing near (Cartoline) (line 26)
>
> And here if you already know why I can not. The line 26 is this: DRIVER 'GD
> / PNG'
>
> The most curious is that with the beta version 3.0.1 MS4W (the have a
> partner) layer if it can be displayed, but with 3.0.3, which is what I have,
> I get these errors.
>
> I've read in another forum that changing the .sym and add a # in all
> cartoline symbols, it works. I've tried it and then the message error is:
>
> msSaveImage(): Unable to access file. Failed to create output file
> (/tmp/Projectes Cat13275775744636.png).
> I'm getting crazy.
>
>
>
> The. Map is generated with QGIS 1.7.3. Following in the footsteps of all the
> tutorials. The whole code is this:
>
> # Map file created from QGIS project file U: /
> Matthias/00_AUMA_projectes/SIG/Projectes_CAT_wgs.qgs
> # Edit this file to customize for your map interface
> # (Created with MapServer Export plugin PyQgis)
> MAP
> NAME "Projectes Cat"
> # Map image size
> SIZE December 12
> UNITS dd
>
> EXTENT -9.569062 32.926808 6.763360 44.857479
> Fontset '. / Font / fonts.txt'
> SYMBOLSET '. / Symbols / symbols.sym'
> PROJECTION
> 'Proj = longlat'
> 'Datum = WGS84'
> 'No_defs'
> END
>
> # Background color for the map canvas - change as Desired
> IMAGECOLOR 255 255 255
> 95 IMAGEQUALITY
> Png IMAGETYPE
>
> OUTPUTFORMAT
> Png NAME
> DRIVER 'GD / PNG'
> MIMETYPES 'image / png'
> PC256 IMAGEMODE
> EXTENSION 'PNG'
> END
> # Legend
> LEGEND
> IMAGECOLOR 255 255 255
> ON STATUS
> KeySize December 18
> LABEL
> TYPE BITMAP
> MEDIUM SIZE
> COLOR 0 0 89
> END
> END
>
> # Web interface definition. Only the template parameter
> # Is required to display a map. See MapServer documentation
> WEB
> # Set to the path ImagePath WHERE Should MapServer
> ITS # write output.
> ImagePath '/ tmp /'
>
> # Set ImageURL to the url points to ImagePath That
> # As defined in your Web server configuration
> ImageURL '/ tmp /'
>
> # WMS server settings
> METADATA
> 'Ows_title' 'Project Cat'
> 'Ows_onlineresource'
> 'http://localhost/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=C:/Users/Francesc/Documents/Projectes_wgs84_v6.map'
> 'Ows_srs' 'EPSG: 4326'
> END
>
> # Scale Range at Which Will Operate web interface
> # Template and header / footer settings
> # Only the template parameter is required to display a map. See MapServer
> documentation
> TEMPLATE 'fooOnlyForWMSGetFeatureInfo'
> END
>
> LAYER
> NAME 'Provincias_wgs84'
> TYPE POLYGON
> DUMP true
> TEMPLATE fooOnlyForWMSGetFeatureInfo
> EXTENT -9.569062 32.926808 6.763360 44.857479
> DATA 'C: / Users/Francesc/Documents/SHP/Provincias_wgs84.shp'
> METADATA
> 'Ows_title' 'Provincias_wgs84'
> END
> STATUS OFF
> TRANSPARENCY 100
> PROJECTION
> 'Proj = longlat'
> 'Datum = WGS84'
> 'No_defs'
> END
> CLASS
> NAME 'Provincias_wgs84'
> STYLE
> WIDTH 0.35
> OUTLINECOLOR 0 0 0
> END
> END
> END
>
> LAYER
> NAME 'Projectes_UTM31_wgs84'
> TYPE POINT
> DUMP true
> TEMPLATE fooOnlyForWMSGetFeatureInfo
> EXTENT -9.569062 32.926808 6.763360 44.857479
> DATA 'C: / Users/Francesc/Documents/SHP/Projectes_UTM31_wgs84.shp'
> METADATA
> 'Ows_title' 'Projectes_UTM31_wgs84'
> END
> STATUS OFF
> TRANSPARENCY 100
> PROJECTION
> 'Proj = longlat'
> 'Datum = WGS84'
> 'No_defs'
> END
> CLASS
> NAME 'Projectes_UTM31_wgs84'
> STYLE
> SYMBOL "circle"
> SIZE 7.0
> OUTLINECOLOR 0 0 0
> COLOR 103 132 169
> END
> END
> END
>
> END
>
>
> thank you!
>
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