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<DIV>I have a 5.4.2 version of Mapserver (MS4W) configured for WMS access. OpenLayers is accessing it fine, however, ArcMap / ArcCatalog v 9.3 is giving me an Error message:</DIV>
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<DIV>WMS service exceptions:-Service Error Code:InvalidFormat</DIV>
<DIV>Service Error Description: msWMSLoadGetMapParams(): WMS server error. Invalid format for the EXCEPTION parameter.</DIV>
<DIV>-Service Error Code:InvalidFormat</DIV>
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<DIV>Looking in the Apache access.log file I see:</DIV>
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<DIV>"GET /cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=/ms4w/apps/service/nztm.map&VERSION=1.3.0&REQUEST=GetMap&CRS=EPSG:2193&BBOX=773500,4615000,2602100,5973130.71761735</DIV>
<DIV>&WIDTH=82&HEIGHT=111&LAYERS=crs_roads,crs_address,centroids,main_gates,main_homesteads,stockyards,dairysheds,synlait,apiaries,copyright</DIV>
<DIV>&STYLES=,,,,,,,,,&EXCEPTIONS=application/vnd.ogc.se_XML&FORMAT=image/png&BGCOLOR=0xFFFFFF&TRANSPARENT=TRUE HTTP/1.0"</DIV>
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<DIV>In my various layer Metadata I have the following:</DIV>
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<DIV> METADATA<BR> "ows_title" "apiaries"<BR> "ows_abstract" "These are the registered apiaries from the Apiary DB"<BR> "wms_srs" "EPSG:2193"<BR> "wms_opaque" "0"<BR> "wms_group_title" "API"<BR> "wms_group_abstract" "Apiaries"<BR> "ows_extent" "773500 4615000 2602100 6324500"<BR> "wms_dataurl_format" "text/html"<BR> "gml_include_items" "all"<BR> "wms_exceptions_format" "application/vnd.ogc.se_xml"<BR> END</DIV>
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<DIV>Many thanks,</DIV>
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<DIV>Robert Sanson</DIV><br><br><table bgcolor=white style="color:black"><tr><td><br>------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
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