[OpenLayers-Users] Can Openlayers read a GML from a webservice?

[Christian López Espínola]

Hola Carlos,

I never done it before, but you CAN do what you want.
You can read GML from a web service, but for reading from a SOAP web
service it will need more code on the client.
In the terms of .NET platform, you should create a ASP.net handler
(.ashx) or a ASP.NET page (.aspx), and generate the GML file with
Response.Write (don't forget the HTTP headers). I think that using a
'Web service' (.asmx) will be more difficult because of all the SOAP
envelops.

Hope this helps.

On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 9:30 AM, Carlos Pinto <cmspinto at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Eric,
>
> We use Visual Studio 2005 and the server is in windows also.
>
> So we can programme webservices but they don't allow to put a Linux server
> because they say that they can not support it and they don't allow to put
> the mapserver in the windows server because they are afraid it affect the
> performance of the web server.
>
> Of course I am pushing it, but I am afraid it takes some months :(
> Maybe this does not make sense and I would agree with!!!!!!
>
> So I can make a webservice visible to javascript and this will be a
> temporary solution.
>
> Thanks for your help,
>
> Carlos
>
>
>
>
> On 4/10/08, Eric Lemoine <eric.c2c at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 6:51 PM, Carlos Pinto <cmspinto at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > >
> > > sorry if it is a stupid question.
> > > But unfortunately I can't install mapserver because the IT department
> don't
> > > allow.
> > > So the solution I have found is make the query to the database and write
> a
> > > GML file. After that I pass the URL of the file to OpenLayers.
> > >  But I thought, maybe instead of writing the GML file I can have a
> > > webservice and tell OpenLayers to receive the layer from the webservice,
> >
> > You probably can. Just curious: your IT dep doesn't allow you to
> > install MapServer so why would it allow you to install your own web
> > service?
> >
> > > this way it would be faster.
> > > I understand that in a normal situation openlayers would use mapserver
> or
> > > geoserver instead of calling a webservice.
> >
> > MapServer and GeoServer are Web Service providers.
> >
> > --
> > Eric
> >
>
>
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Regards,

Christian López Espínola