[Geomoose-users] upgrading to 5.2.2 (success and how to)

[Mark Volz]

Hello,

 

With the help of Bob Basques, and Steve Lime I was able to get GM upgraded to
5.2.2

 

I attached the instructions on how I got it up and running.

 


Updating Mapserver to 5.2.2


Mark Volz

 

There are new security features within Mapserver 5.2.2.  As a result items in
Geomoose must be changed to enable certain functions to work properly.  These
changes include but are not limited to:

 

*	Adding a "magic string" to all of the html templates
*	Modifying the symbol set(s)
*	Modifying the .Map files
*	Changing the id for the search boxes

 

 


Adding a magic string to html templates:


 

For each html template you will need to add <!-- MapServer Template --> to
the top of each page.  Templates include files such as identify.html,
itemquery.html, select.html, and the header and footer pages.

 

Example:

<!-- MapServer Template -->

<tr>

<td><b>PID:</b></td>

<td>[PARCEL_ID]

 

 


Modifying the Symbol Sets


 

The basics.sym, and points.sym files in <yourmaps>\symbols needs to include
"SYMBOLSET" as the first line.  Also if you add "SYMBOLSET" make sure you
include an additional "END" at the end of the file.

 

Example:

SYMBOLSET

  SYMBOL

    NAME 'circle'

    TYPE ELLIPSE

    FILLED TRUE

    POINTS 1 1 END

  END

END #Symbolset

 

 


Modifying the .Map files


 

You may need to modify each .map file.  They must have MAP as the first item
then SYMBOLSET as the second item.

 

Example:

 

MAP

            SYMBOLSET 'symbols/symbol.sym'

            NAME 'all layers'

            ...

 


Modifying the id of the queries


 

For each of your searches you may need to make sure that you are not using
"id" as your search string.  The variable "id" is reserved by Mapserver and
therefore is subject to new limitations.  One of those is that any searches
that include a dash in them ("-") will fail.

 

You will need to rename the variable in 3 files:

 

In this case I modified the name of the search id from id to SearchID

 


Map.xml


 

Update the user input type

 

<service title="Search for Parcels by Owner Name" selectable="false"
default="false"... 

<url>/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe</url>

            <input type="hidden" name="map" value="..."/>

            <input type="hidden" name="mode" value="nquery"/>

            <input type="hidden" name="layer" value="ParcelsOwnerSearch"/>

            <input type="user" name="SearchID" title="Zoom to Parcel#:"/>

</service>

 


Map.html


 

Update the input name

 

<div id="ownersearch">

                        <font color="black"><b>Search for Parcels by Owner ..

                        <input name="SearchID"/><input type="submit"
value="Search"/>

                        <input type="hidden" name="map"...

                        <input type="hidden" name="mode" value="nquery"/>

</div>

 


All of the itemquery_geographyfile.map files


 

Update the filter name

 

                        FILTERITEM 'PARCEL_ID'

                        FILTER /%SearchID%/

 

 

 

 

Mark Volz

GIS Specialist

Lyon County, MN

(507) 532-8218

 

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