[fdo-users] RE: New FDO Provider and using it in Map 3D

[Piet Bibber]

Thanks Dan,
Returning correct extents solved the issue. Thanks for the pointer.
Piet

On 9/12/07, Dan Stoica <dan.stoica at autodesk.com> wrote:
>
> > Also, I can't get geometry to show up (Q2 in my original email)
>
> This might have something to do with the dataset extents:
> - does your provider implement SpatialExtents() aggregate function?
> - Did you try Map's "Zoom to extents" command?
>
> Dan.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fdo-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
> [mailto:fdo-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Piet Bibber
> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 5:36 AM
> To: fdo-users at lists.osgeo.org
> Subject: [fdo-users] RE: New FDO Provider and using it in Map 3D
>
>
> Thanks Robert indeed.
> I got the dialog working already. More than I expected. nice.
> Still, the little icon on the left of the Provider in the Data Connect
> dialog shows the Provider as a database. How do I chance that?
>
> Also, I can't get geometry to show up (Q2 in my original email),
> although I
> think I do return valid geometry in the GetGeometry function of the
> Reader.
>
> Thanks so much!
> Piet
>
>
>
> gregboone wrote:
> >
> > Thanks Robert! This will help the community at large.
> >
> > Greg
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: fdo-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
> > [mailto:fdo-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Robert Fortin
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 5:51 PM
> > To: FDO Users Mail List
> > Subject: RE: [fdo-users] New FDO Provider and using it in Map 3D
> >
> > Hi Piet!
> >
> > You could have expected the Map FDO Data Connect Dialog to look for
> the
> > properties IsPropertyFileName or IsPropertyFilePath from the
> > IPropertyDictionary interface to figure out if a connection property
> is
> > a file or a path and, base on that, show proper control to select
> either
> > a file or a path.  But it is not the case!  The default dialog that
> you
> > see doesn't make use of those properties.
> >
> > BUT There is a solution to your problem: define a custom connection
> > control specific to your provider that would show into the Data
> connect
> > dialog.  It is documented in the document help/sdk.dev.net.gis.chm
> under
> > Map install path.  Look for Data Connect and follow the instructions.
> >
> > To help you get started, I have attached a sample that work with the
> SDF
> > provider renamed to OSGeo.MYSDF.3.2.  Just update the reference to the
> > FDO, Autodesk and Map dlls and build it.  Then put the dll under
> > <Map>/Plugins/DataConnect. Edit the providers.xml file and change or
> > create a copy of the SDF info and change the name to
> > <Name>OSGeo.MYSDF.3.2</Name>.
> >
> > After that, when you start Map, a special UI will let you pick the
> name
> > of an SDF file by selecting the MYSDF provider.
> >
> > Hope it helps.
> >
> > RF
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: fdo-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
> > [mailto:fdo-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Piet Bibber
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 5:20 AM
> > To: fdo-users at lists.osgeo.org
> > Subject: [fdo-users] New FDO Provider and using it in Map 3D
> >
> >
> > I have just created a new FDO Provider (supporting Nen1878) and
> > struggling with 2 items:
> >
> > 1) the icon in the 'data connect'-dialog indicates a database, yet the
> > GetProviderDatastoreType returns FdoProviderDatastoreType_File
> > 1a) what do I need to implement to get the browse for file and browse
> > for directory buttons?
> >
> > 2) The Geometry column shows a 0 (zero) for Geometric Types, albeit I
> > return a 'FdoGeometryType_Point' primitive in CreateCachedGeometry
> > (called by 'virtual FdoByteArray* GetGeometry (FdoString*
> identifier)')
> >
> > extract:
> > FdoGeometryType fdoGeomType  = FdoGeometryType_Point;
> > FdoInt32        dimensionality = FdoDimensionality_XY;
> > FdoInt32        numPointOrds = 2; // Always 2. (No Z or M)
> > FdoInt32        numPositions = 1;
> >
> > fgfByteArray->Clear();
> >
> > fgfByteArray = FdoByteArray::Append(fgfByteArray, sizeof(fdoGeomType),
> > (FdoByte *) &fdoGeomType);
> >
> > DoublePoint dp(0.,0.);
> >
> > numBytesForOrdinates = numPointOrds * sizeof(double) * 1; fgfByteArray
> =
> > FdoByteArray::Append(fgfByteArray,
> > sizeof(dimensionality),
> > (FdoByte *) &dimensionality );
> > fgfByteArray = FdoByteArray::Append(fgfByteArray,
> numBytesForOrdinates,
> >
> > (FdoByte *)&dp );
> >
> >
> > Q1: When is the Geometric Type set? During schema creation or when
> > passing the geometry (I think the latter)
> >
> > Thanks up front
> > // Piet
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