<div>James,</div>
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<div>I use the method you mentioned, 'MODE=MAP', to generate snapshots for query results. It works great to highlight each individual item returned by a map query, placed next each item's attributes.</div>
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<div>However, Since mapserver 4 and later have come out, often the images fail despite the log statement of 'normal execution'.</div>
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<div>I have simplified the maps as much as possible, and I'm sure that its not a lingering syntax difference between 3.6 (where it worked great) and 4 or later. The failures are not consistant either. Why they don't either all work or all fail, or at least all the same features queried fail consistantly? I have no idea.
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<div>So I'm leary about suggesting people use MODE=MAP for all their maps just to keep their temp folder's empty, especially when a simple .bat file can be used to empty them regularly.</div>
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<div>Cheers,</div>
<div>Ken Lord</div>
<div>Vancouver BC</div>
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