[mapguide-users] How to prepare the unmanaged feature source?

[Kenneth, GEOGRAF A/S]

That won't work.
The filename  "[CADFiles]PrjLines.sdf" is not valid.

Try something like C:\CadFiles\PrjLines.sdf", and adjust to the actual 
location.

Regards, Kenneth, GEOGRAF A/S



Carl skrev:
> I have download a featuresource xml and modified it as follows.
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> 
> <FeatureSource xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
> xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
> xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="FeatureSource-1.0.0.xsd">
>   <Provider>OSGeo.SDF</Provider> 
> <Parameter>
>   <Name>File</Name> 
>   <Value>[CADFiles]PrjLines.sdf</Value> 
>   </Parameter>
> <Parameter>
>   <Name>ReadOnly</Name> 
>   <Value>TRUE</Value> 
>   </Parameter>
>   </FeatureSource>
>
>
> Then I upload the new xml with mapagent. But the feature can't be shown with
> MG OS 1.2. When visiting the layer defined based on this feature with Asdk
> Studio 2007,  a popup is shown with:
>
>   The featuresource is invalid.
>   An exception occured in FDO Component.
>   SDF connect failed. File doesnot exist or cannot be opened in specified
> access mode.
>
>
>
>
> Kenneth, GEOGRAF A/S wrote:
>   
>> To get the actual mapping for an existing featuresource, you can 
>> download the Xml for an existing FeatureSource, either in Studio or 
>> through the http interface:
>> http://localhost/mapguide/mapagent/index.html
>> Choose the "Resource" and "GetResourceContent"
>>
>> The "unmanaged" refers to the fact that the resource files are not 
>> inside the repository.
>> So, to make the featuresource unmanaged, modify one of the [Parameter 
>> Value] strings to point to an external datasource.
>>
>> Regards, Kenneth, GEOGRAF A/S
>>
>>
>>
>> Jackie Ng skrev:
>>     
>>> A basic FeatureSource document looks like something below...
>>>
>>> <?xml version="1.0"?>
>>> <FeatureSource xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="FeatureSource-1.0.0.xsd">
>>>      <Provider>[Name of the provider]</Provider>
>>>      <Parameter>
>>>            <Name>[Connection Parameter]</Name>
>>>            <Value>[Parameter Value]</Value>
>>>      </Parameter>
>>>      <Parameter>
>>>            <Name>[Connection Parameter]</Name>
>>>            <Value>[Parameter Value]</Value>
>>>      </Parameter>
>>>      <Parameter>
>>>            <Name>[Connection Parameter]</Name>
>>>            <Value>[Parameter Value]</Value>
>>>      </Parameter>
>>>      ....
>>> </FeatureSource>
>>>
>>> [Name of the provider] is the name of the provider (eg. OSGeo.SDF,
>>> OSGeo.SHP, etc)
>>>
>>> To determine what parameters are required. invoke the
>>> GetConnectPropertyValues of the Feature Service in your mapagent.
>>>
>>> - Jackie
>>>
>>>
>>> Carl wrote:
>>>   
>>>       
>>>> Can somebody share a XML example of an unmanaged feature source
>>>> definition?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Kenneth, GEOGRAF A/S wrote:
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>>>> Afaik, there is no template.
>>>>> To use the "unmanaged feature source" feature, you must have a server
>>>>> of 
>>>>> build 1.2 or greater (Enterprise 2008 is roughly 1.2 Beta2).
>>>>> Sencondly the unmanaged feature is avalible but not displayed in Studio 
>>>>> 2007.
>>>>> You will have to upgrade if you want it displayed in Studio.
>>>>>
>>>>> You can setup an unmanaged directory, using the "Site Administrator" 
>>>>> (there is a menu for opening the site administrator in Studio).
>>>>> Once the folder is setup, you can use it from within Studio 2008.
>>>>>
>>>>> If you use Studio 2007, you must manually edit the FeatureSource xml 
>>>>> file, and change the path to something like:
>>>>> %MG_DATA_PATH_ALIAS[name of alias]%/name of datafile.sdf
>>>>>
>>>>> You will probably have to restart both the server and studio if you add 
>>>>> or remove an alias.
>>>>>
>>>>> If you don't want the alias option, but just reference data outside of 
>>>>> the repository, you can manually edit the FeatureSource xml, to point
>>>>> at 
>>>>> the correct data.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards, Kenneth, GEOGRAF A/S
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Carl skrev:
>>>>>       
>>>>>           
>>>>>> Where I can find the template of unmanaged featuresource, or layer?
>>>>>>   
>>>>>>         
>>>>>>             
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