[mapguide-users] .MPG Package

[Bill Dhimitri]

Here's an explanation that might help:

A MapGuide Package file (.mgp) holds a portion of the MapGuide Resource
Repository, similar in concept to the way a Zip file (.zip) holds a
portion of a file system.  One difference is that when you unzip a zip
file, you can pick the destination directory. When you "unzip" a mgp
file, you cannot pick a destination repository folder.  This is because
zip files use relative paths, while mgp files use absolute paths.

MapGuide Studio is an application that you can use to create a mgp file
from collection of data and resource files (SHP, SDF, layer definitions
in XML, etc.).  While MapGuide Studio can write mgp files, it cannot
read them.

The MapGuide Site Administrator (Manage Packages) provides a way to add
the contents of a mgp file to the site's resource repository.  It also
provides a way to generate a mgp file by extracting a portion of the
resource repository and placing it into the mgp file.  This is useful
for transferring a portion of a resource repository from one MapGuide
site to another.

Hope this helps.

Bill

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[mailto:mapguide-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of feras
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:31 AM
To: mapguide-users at lists.osgeo.org
Subject: Re: [mapguide-users] .MPG Package


Thanks for help 
but my problem is in the manage package i put the folder name put I got
nothing(I put shapefiles in the specified folder)
1. I don't know is there a special format for files  to package and can
i
use shapefiles?

2. where is the root folder and where to put that folder?

Thanks



Krunoslav wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> feras wrote:
>> 
>> HI..
>> I 'am new to mapguide So Can anybody help me to make .Mpg package in
a
>> list of instruction. because i got tired of this.
>> Thanks.
>> 
> 
> Login at:
> 
> http://localhost:8008/mapguide/mapadmin/login.php  ,or whatever the
path
> of your map server is.
> 
> In left menu, go to "Manage Packages". In Root folder enter Root
folder of
> your site, for example:
> 
> //Samples/yoursite
> 
> In package name, enter the resulting name of the package. Click on
"Make"
> button and wait. Package will be created in your packages directory,
> usually at C:\Program Files\MapGuideOpenSource\Server\Packages
> 
> 

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