[mapguide-users] Help with SID files

[George McLean]

Thank you Frank. I will give this a try.

George

Frank Warmerdam wrote:
> On 5/4/07, George McLean <gmclean at gorge.net> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am having some trouble using Sid files in MGOS 1.1
>>
>> I have installed the patches from http://home.gdal.org/mapguide
>> (mg_fdogdal.zip and mg_mrsid_110.zip).
>>
>> I am building the map using Autodesk Mapguide Studio.
>>
>> I have the Sid files and associated sdw and aux files in a single folder
>> on the machine running mapguide server.
>>
>> I create a new data connection and choose the OSGeo FDO Provider for
>> Raster. In the definition form I added the path for the
>> DefaultRasterFileLocation under connection properties. No username or
>> password. Under data files I added the Sid file.Test Connection works
>> and I can save the definition of the feature source.
>>
>> When I try to create a layer using this data source, I can add the data
>> source but I can not see the image in the layer preview or when I add it
>> to a map used in a web layout. I have tried loading the sdw and aux file
>> into the feature resource definition form but I get the same result.
>>
>> I can see the images using Autocad Map or Arcview. Any suggestions?
>
> George,
>
> I'd encourage you to run mgserver at the console per the
> following debug instructions.
>
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/MapGuide_Open_Source_Using_the_Open_Source_Raster_Provider_with_Studio 
>
>
> Hopefully this will at least give a clue if the sid is being opened
> properly.  If so, you should see a message something like
> GDALOpen(...yourfile...) opened successfully as MrSID.
>
> Best regards,