[mapserver-users] msCGILoadMap(): Web application error CGI variable "map" is not set

Wed May 14 06:08:25 PDT 2014

Sorry I have sent the first message for error, I conclude it in this post

the template file text is:

<!-- MapServer Template -->
<html>
    <head><title>Seconda Mappa</title></head>
    <body>
        <form name="the_form" method=GET action="[program]">
            <table width="100%">
                <tr>
                    <td width="60%">
                        <input name="img" type="image" src="[img]"
width=640 height=480 order=2>
                    </td>
                    <td width="40%" align="left">
                        <table border="1" width="300">
                            <tr>
                                <td align="center" colspan=3">
                                    <input type="submit" value="Ricarica">
                                </td>
                            </tr>
                            <tr>
                                <td align="center" colspan="3">Zoom</td>
                            </tr>
                            <tr>
                                <td align="right" width="100">
                                    Zoom In
                                    <input type=radio name=zoomdir value=1
[zoom_dir_1_check]
                                </td>
                                <td align="right" width="100">
                                    Size
                                    <input type=text name=zoomsize size=2
value=[zoomsize]>
                                </td>
                            </tr>
                            <tr>
                                <td align="center" colspan="3">
                                    Pan
                                    <input type=radio name=zoomdir value=0
[zoomdir_0_check]>
                                </td>
                            </tr>
                        </table>
                        <hr size="1">
                        <table>
                            <tr>
                                <td colspan="3">
                                    <input type="checkbox" name="layer"
value="Regioni" [Regioni_check]>
                                    Regioni
                                </td>
                            </tr>
                            <tr>
                                <td colspan="3">
                                    <input type="checkbox" name="layer"
value="Fiumi" [Fiumi_check]>
                                    Fiumi
                                </td>
                            </tr>
                            <tr>
                                <td colspan="3">
                                    <input type="checkbox" name="layer"
value="Province" [Province_check]>
                                    Province
                                </td>
                            </tr>
                        </table>
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </table>
            <input type="hidden" name="imgxy" value="320 240">
            <input type="hidden" name="imgext" value="[mapext]">
            <input type="hidden" name="map" value="[map]">
            <input type="hidden" name="program" value="[program]">
        </form>
    </body>
</html>

My question is what I miss in my exercise.

Can anyone help me?

And sorry for to have split the message in two post.

With thanks,

Enrico

2014-05-14 14:58 GMT+02:00 Enrico Fiore <enricofiore80 at gmail.com>:

> Hi,
> I tried to create a simple map application whit zoom and pan capabilities,
> following the instructions contained in the book "Beginning MapServer".
> I created a map file (secondo.map), an initialization file
> (secondo_i.html) and a template file (secondo.html).
>
> When I lunch the command
>
> http://localhost/secondo_i.html
>
> the browser shows this error message:
>
> msCGILoadMap(): Web application error. CGI variable "map" is not set.
>
> I work with Mapserver 6.4.1-2 and OS: Ubuntu 14.04
>
>
> Text contained in initialization file:
>
> <html>
>     <head><title>MapServer Seconda mappa</title></head>
>     <body>
>         <form method=POST action="/cgi-bin/mapserv">
>             <input type="submit" value="Clicca qui">
>             <input type="hidden" name="program" value="/cgi-bin/mapserv"
>             <input type="hidden" name= "map" value =
> "/home/enrico/mapserverdata/secondo.map">
>             <input type="hidden" name="zoomsize" size=2 value=2>
>             <input type="hidden" name="layers" value="Regioni Fiumi
> Province">
>         </form>
>     </body>
> </html>
>
>
>
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