[Geomoose-users] Problem using Firefox Page Info to debug Mapfile

[Brian Fischer]

I just experienced this as well.  Can we add something to the MapServer mapfile to return a valid WMS XML error message?  I'm not familiar on how to do this.  This would fix the browser thinking it is an .exe file.

Brian Fischer, CFM
Principal | GIS Project Manager 
Houston Engineering, Inc.
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-----Original Message-----
From: geomoose-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:geomoose-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Ed Boesenberg
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2012 12:20 PM
To: eadam at co.lincoln.or.us; 'Jim Klassen'
Cc: geomoose-users at lists.osgeo.org
Subject: Re: [Geomoose-users] Problem using Firefox Page Info to debug Mapfile

Thanks Eli, that's what I needed.


-----Original Message-----
From: Eli Adam [mailto:eadam at co.lincoln.or.us]
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2012 12:36 PM
To: Jim Klassen
Cc: Ed Boesenberg; <geomoose-users at lists.osgeo.org>
Subject: Re: [Geomoose-users] Problem using Firefox Page Info to debug Mapfile

> That is your error message.

So if the .exe is your error message, save it and open it in a text editor.
It is not really an executable.

Eli

>
> Either it is a WMS request and it wants to download the error message 
> or, less likely, if none of your local layers are working, it could be 
> mapserv.exe is not recognized as a cgi by the web server.
>
> The first case is caused by the WMS spec sending responses as a wms 
> unique content type instead of as text/xml so the browser isn't aware 
> it in fact could render it.
>
> Jim
>
>
>
> On Jun 29, 2012, at 8:34, "Ed Boesenberg" 
> <eboesenberg at niraengineers.com>
> wrote:
>
> I am testing out 2.6 and I am getting a pink screen on a custom layer 
> I loaded.  In the past I was to be able to paste the link from Firefox
> -> Page Info into another tab and see the MapServer error message.  In
> my current Firefox (version 13) I am not able to get the MapServer 
> error message instead Firefox asks me to save mapserv.exe somewhere.
>
>
>
> Is there a setting in Firefox I need to change to allow me to see the 
> MapServer error message?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Ed
>
>
>
> PS
>
> Awhile back I volunteered to help in writing the new documents for GM 2.6.
> Life got a little busy after I volunteered and was unable to help. 
> Sorry for the blank commitment and I hope to help in other ways in the
future.
>
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