[mapguide-users] OGR with postgis support

[Kenneth, GEOGRAF A/S]

There is an FDO folder for Studio in C:\Program 
Files\Autodesk\MapGuideStudio2007\FDO.
There is an FDO folder for MgServer in C:\Program 
Files\Autodesk\MapGuideEnterprise2007\Server\Bin\FDO.

Correct the above paths to your system.

You must copy the OGRProvider.dll to both folders above, and edit the 
providers.xml in both folders.
If you use MapGuide OS, it has recently shifted to FDO 3.2, and you have 
to change the version number in providers.xml.
If you use MapGuide EP, you must build OGR provider, using an older FDO 
snapshot, otherwise it won't load.

After restarting the service and studio, you should be able to select 
New -> Data connection...

On the list you should now see "OSGeo FDO Provider for OGR"

I hope you are working on windows, as you will have to compile a 
.dll/.so for both windows and linux otherwise.

Mvh. Kenneth, GEOGRAF A/S



kenny at keniginc.com skrev:
> Hi Kenneth and thank you for responding to this thread.
>
> How do you edit the providers.xml?
>
> It is my understanding that from the readme associated with the ogr 
> provider that I downloaded that you need to do 2 things:
>
> 1, add an entry, this entry:
>
>   <FeatureProvider>
>     <Name>OSGeo.OGR.0.1</Name>
>     <DisplayName>FDO Provider for OGR</DisplayName>
>     <Description>Access to OGR data sources</Description>
>     <IsManaged>False</IsManaged>
>     <Version>0.1.0.0</Version>
>     <FeatureDataObjectsVersion>3.1.0.0</FeatureDataObjectsVersion>
>     <LibraryPath>OGRProvider.dll</LibraryPath>
>    </FeatureProvider>
>
> to providers.xml and as you correctly stated, add the OGRprover.dll 
> into FDO.
>
> I have done these and restarted the mapGuide service.
>
> If all goes well, when you go to Studio and attempt to add a database 
> connection, you should the OGR provider. Right now, I only see the 
> ODBC connection that I set up awhile back.
>
> Did I miss something?
>
> Quoting "Kenneth, GEOGRAF A/S" <ks at geograf.dk>:
>
>> You must edit providers.xml and copy the dll into the FDO directory.
>> This must be done in both the Service FDO folder and the Studio FDO 
>> folder.
>>
>> I'm guessing that Studio uses the GUI part, and the Service does the
>> actual data access.
>>
>> Perhaps Studio should be modified to load this from the server?
>> But then there would be windows/linux problems.
>>
>> I don't know how this works in Web Studio, if thats what you are trying.
>>
>> Mvh. Kenneth, GEOGRAF A/S
>>
>>
>>
>> kenny at keniginc.com skrev:
>>> Ok,
>>>
>>> I know I have been a bit slower catching on to this than most,  
>>> largely because other extreme commitments but please bear with me.
>>>
>>> I just downloaded, unzipped and compiled OGR Provider with PostGIS  
>>> support so I can gain direct access to some of our files using  
>>> connections.
>>>
>>> After adding an entry to providers.xml, I restarted service, wen to 
>>>  studio and database connection but it isn't there.
>>>
>>> What am I doing wrong?
>>>
>>> Thanks very much in advance
>>>
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