<div>I should have been more specific. I am very familiar with WMS. Thanks for the info!</div>
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<div>I just needed to send a <strong>username:password@</strong> to the service and that is where it is coughing and puking but only in IE. I think with tilecache I will need to adjust the proxy parameters in the cache.py
but I was wondering if anyone else got around this problem. You seemed to be a pretty good expert on proxy so I emailed you.</div>
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<div>Thanks!</div>
<div>Linda Rawson<br><br> </div>
<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 10/15/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Jeff Dege</b> <<a href="mailto:jdege@korterra.com">jdege@korterra.com</a>> wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">(You sent this just to me, instead of to the list. I'm CC'ing it to the<br>list).<br><br>First, I'm by no means the expert on this stuff. But I'll give it a
<br>shot. Others can correct me, if I'm messing up. (Though this is pretty<br>simple, getting-started kind of stuff, and may be within my competency.)<br><br>It sounds as if you're trying to plug the WMS server URL directly into
<br>your browser, as given, and it's not working for you. That's not a<br>surprise. A WMS server needs a lot of complicated arguments appended to<br>the URL, and it doesn't return an HTML page, suitable for browsing.
<br><br>If you want to display a map, using data from WMS server, you'll need a<br>map viewer - like OpenLayers. Your browser should point to a web page<br>containing OpenLayers javascript code, and that web page should build a
<br>layer using the WMS URL you are working with.<br><br>Look at: <a href="http://openlayers.org/dev/examples/wms.html">http://openlayers.org/dev/examples/wms.html</a><br><br>Then look at the code:<br><br> function init(){
<br> map = new OpenLayers.Map( 'map' );<br> layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS( "OpenLayers WMS",<br> "<a href="http://labs.metacarta.com/wms/vmap0">http://labs.metacarta.com/wms/vmap0
</a>", {layers:<br>'basic'} );<br> map.addLayer(layer);<br><br> map.setCenter(new OpenLayers.LonLat(lon, lat), zoom);<br> map.addControl( new OpenLayers.Control.LayerSwitcher() );
<br> }<br><br>This declares a map, and adds a WMS layer, using a WMS server at<br><a href="http://labs.metacarta.com">labs.metacarta.com</a>.<br><br>If you replace that url with the one you have (putting in the real
<br>username and password), you should be able to get a start.<br><br>You may have to set the longitude and latitude to different values to<br>center the map where you want.<br><br>And the WMS server you're trying to access may not define a layer named
<br>'basic'.<br><br>You can get a list of available layers by passing a GetCapabilities<br>request to the WMS server. This will return an XML document describing<br>what the WMS server is capable of providing.<br>
<br>The URL for the metacarta site above is:<br><br><a href="http://labs.metacarta.com/wms/vmap0?version=1.1.1&service=wms&request=Ge">http://labs.metacarta.com/wms/vmap0?version=1.1.1&service=wms&request=Ge
</a><br>tCapabilities<br><br>For your site, it would be something like:<br><br><a href="http://username:password@image.globexplorer.com/gexservlets/wms?version=">http://username:password@image.globexplorer.com/gexservlets/wms?version=
</a><br>1.1.1&service=wms&request=GetCapabilities<br><br><br><br>> -----Original Message-----<br>> From: <a href="mailto:linda.rawson@gmail.com">linda.rawson@gmail.com</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:linda.rawson@gmail.com">
linda.rawson@gmail.com</a>]<br>> Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 12:20 PM<br>> To: Jeff Dege<br>> Subject: Re: OpenLayers Proxying in IIS<br>><br>> Jeff,<br>><br>> I am using Digital Globe and they gave me the following url
<br>> for their WMS service. They suck! Anyway I have vented.<br>><br>> <a href="http://username:password@image.globexplorer.com/gexservlets/wms">http://username:password@image.globexplorer.com/gexservlets/wms</a>
<br>><br>> How on earth do I send this URL to IE or tilecache? It<br>> totally returns errors. I assume I use a proxy but I was<br>> wondering if you could send me in the right direction.<br>><br>> Thanks,
<br>> Linda Rawson<br>><br>> Jeff Dege wrote:<br>> ><br>> > When I asked Erik whether it would be appropriate to suggest a<br>> > commercial package on the list, he said yes, it might be of help to
<br>> > others with the same problem, and it would probably<br>> encourage others to<br>> > offer their own solutions, which would also be of help to<br>> others with<br>> > the same problem.<br>> >
<br>> ><br>> >> -----Original Message-----<br>> >> From: John Cole [mailto:<a href="mailto:john.cole@uai.com">john.cole@uai.com</a>]<br>> >> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 10:56 AM<br>> >> To: Jeff Dege;
<a href="mailto:users@openlayers.org">users@openlayers.org</a><br>> >> Subject: RE: [OpenLayers-Users] OpenLayers Proxying in IIS<br>> >><br>> >> Search the mailing list, I posted a WFS proxy in
<a href="http://asp.net">asp.net</a> a<br>> while back.<br>> >><br>> >> John<br>> >><br>> >> -----Original Message-----<br>> >> From: <a href="mailto:users-bounces@openlayers.org">
users-bounces@openlayers.org</a><br>> >> [mailto:<a href="mailto:users-bounces@openlayers.org">users-bounces@openlayers.org</a>] On<br>> >> Behalf Of Jeff Dege<br>> >> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 9:57 AM
<br>> >> To: <a href="mailto:users@openlayers.org">users@openlayers.org</a><br>> >> Subject: [OpenLayers-Users] OpenLayers Proxying in IIS<br>> >><br>> >> OpenLayers uses AJAX, and AJAX has a problem with cross-domain http
<br>> >> requests. So OpenLayers has a mechanism by which a proxy<br>> >> prefix can be<br>> >> prepended to every request, directing the request to a proxy<br>> >> site on the<br>> >> host domain.
<br>> >><br>> >> The issue has always been how to set up such a proxy site.<br>> >><br>> >> If your website is hosted by Apache, it's easy. Apache ships<br>> >> with tools
<br>> >> that make creating such a proxy easy.<br>> >><br>> >> If your website is IIS, it has not been. I, at least, have<br>> >> been unable<br>> >> to find either public domain code, or understandable
<br>> instructions, on<br>> >> how to create a proxying site for IIS.<br>> >><br>> >> I've asked on OpenLayers-Users, and had no answers. I've asked<br>> >> elsewhere, and had no answers.
<br>> >><br>> >> Eventually, I found a discussion of the issue:<br>> >><br>> >> <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/david.wang/archive/2005/08/01/HOWTO_Comm">http://blogs.msdn.com/david.wang/archive/2005/08/01/HOWTO_Comm
</a><br>> >> on_URL_Red<br>> >> irection_Techniques_for_IIS_Summary.aspx<br>> >><br>> >> The relevant quote:<br>> >><br>> >> No one seems to provide modules to do Server-Side Redirection or
<br>> >> Server-Side<br>> >> Forwarding on IIS for free. At least, I am not aware of any<br>> >> free/open-source<br>> >> add-on IIS modules which implement those Server-Side<br>> behaviors; I
<br>> >> only know<br>> >> of for-fee modules like ISAPIRewrite.<br>> >><br>> >> Which got me looking for ISAPIRewrite. This I found at:<br>> >><br>> >> <a href="http://www.helicontech.com/isapi_rewrite/">
http://www.helicontech.com/isapi_rewrite/</a><br>> >><br>> >> This is a commercial, but reasonably priced ($99), ISAPI<br>> >> filter DLL that<br>> >> implements the functionality of Apache's mod_rewrite and
<br>> >> mod_proxy. And<br>> >> with it, creating a forwarding proxy for OpenLayers is simple.<br>> >><br>> >> ISAPI_Rewrite has a "lite" version that is free, but the<br>> lite version
<br>> >> doesn't do proxying. The commercial version is available<br>> for download<br>> >> on a 45-day free trial. I downloaded it yesterday<br>> morning, and had a<br>> >> proxy working before lunchtime.
<br>> >><br>> >> I know there are others who have had the same problem.<br>> This may be of<br>> >> help.<br>> >><br>> >> _______________________________________________<br>
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</a><br>> ><br>> ><br>> Quoted from:<br>> <a href="http://www.nabble.com/OpenLayers-Proxying-in-IIS-tf4575776.htm">http://www.nabble.com/OpenLayers-Proxying-in-IIS-tf4575776.htm</a><br>> l#a13064168<br>
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