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<DIV><SPAN class=583392113-29062006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Albert, </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=583392113-29062006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>You
are calling the MapServer cgi program, but you are not telling it which map file
to use for configuration. If you are calling the program with a get
request (in a URL), it should look something like:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=583392113-29062006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><A
href="http://my.site/cgi-bin/mapserv?map=/home/mydirectory/mymapfile.map">http://my.site/cgi-bin/mapserv?map=/home/mydirectory/mymapfile.map</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=583392113-29062006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=583392113-29062006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>You
will likely set other variables in the URL also, like mode, layers, etc.
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=583392113-29062006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=583392113-29062006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>If you
are calling the MapServer cgi from a html form, you are missing a hidden html
variable named map that, like the url variable above, would contain the path to
your map file. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=583392113-29062006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>David.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> UMN MapServer
Users List [mailto:MAPSERVER-USERS@LISTS.UMN.EDU] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Albert
Anderson<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, June 29, 2006 8:18 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
MAPSERVER-USERS@LISTS.UMN.EDU<BR><B>Subject:</B> [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] load
Map error<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>Hi,<BR><BR> I am getting this error
loadMap(): Web application error. CGI variable "map" is not set. That is
when I am clicking the submit button and it doesnt load up the map. Can anyone
help me?<BR><BR><BR><BR>Thanks,<BR>Albert<BR>
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