[mapguide-users] XML Parser error for Feature Sources
Kenneth Skovhede, GEOGRAF A/S
ks at geograf.dk
Tue Dec 2 10:55:33 EST 2008
Even if I do that, it is still "blocked" and won't work.
Regards, Kenneth Skovhede, GEOGRAF A/S
Maksim Sestic skrev:
> Either that, or save .chm on your local drive and open it from there.
>
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> Jamie
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> Subject: RE: [mapguide-users] XML Parser error for Feature Sources
>
> Thanks for the tip about Maestro chm file. I had the same problems until I
> 'Unblocked' the file just now.!
>
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> [mailto:mapguide-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of cagray
> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 1:29 AM
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> Subject: Re: [mapguide-users] XML Parser error for Feature Sources
>
>
> Thats works great.
>
> I had written a web app which allows a user to completely customise the
> appearances of layers. Behind the scenes it just edits the xml but I suspect
> the MaestroAPI could do this all for me without me touching the xml. I need
> to look into it more as I need to be able to save to both session and
> library and always show the updates on a live map however the MaestroAPI
> looks ideal.
>
> The help chm file, I can download fine but when I do, any links I try and
> open just come up with 'The address is not valid'. However turns out this is
> an intended security feature of IE. Basically to fix it all you have to do
> is right click on the chm file, go to properties and then click Unblock and
> it works. (Just in case anyone else has had the same issue)
>
> Thanks for all your help!
> Colin
>
>
> Kenneth Skovhede, GEOGRAF A/S wrote:
>
>> You have to initialize the parameter collection manually:
>> fs.Parameter = new MaestroAPI.NameValuePairTypeCollection();
>> (I forgot to mention that).
>>
>> I just tried to download MaestroAPI.chm, and the link works for me:
>>
>>
> http://trac.osgeo.org/mapguide/browser/trunk/Tools/Maestro/MaestroAPI/Do
> cumentation/Msdn-Chm/MaestroAPI.chm?format=raw
>
>> Regards, Kenneth Skovhede, GEOGRAF A/S
>>
>>
>>
>> cagray skrev:
>>
>>> I tried your example and I always get an error of:
>>>
>>> Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
>>>
>>> when I do:
>>>
>>> fs.Parameter["DefaultFilePath"] = "C:\my.shp";
>>>
>>> or other similar attempts for other providers. If I take this line
>>>
> out it
>
>>> creates the resource no problem. Do you know why this would happen?
>>>
>>> Also I tried to download the help (MaestroAPI.chm) off the website
>>>
> but
>
>>> none
>>> of the help links work. Have I done something daft?
>>>
>>> Any help is appreciated.
>>> Colin
>>>
>>>
>>> Kenneth Skovhede, GEOGRAF A/S wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Yes, you can do just that.
>>>> Look in the Maestro source code to see how it's done.
>>>> The files "ResourceEditors/ResourceEditorBase.cs" and
>>>> "ResourceEditors/ResourceEditorGeneric.cs" shows it.
>>>> Some more customized versions are avalible in eg
>>>> "FeatureSourceEditorSDF.cs"
>>>>
>>>> Basically you can do:
>>>> MaestroAPI.ServerConnectionI con; //You must initialize this,
>>>>
> see
>
>>>> the developer docs
>>>> MaestroAPI.FeatureSource fs = new MaestroAPI.FeatureSource();
>>>> fs.Provider = "OSGeo.SHP.3.1";
>>>> fs.Parameter["DefaultFilePath"] = "C:\my.shp";
>>>> con.SaveResourceAs(fs, new MaestroAPI.ResourceIdentifier("my
>>>>
> fs",
>
>>>> OSGeo.MapGuide.MaestroAPI.ResourceTypes.FeatureSource));
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> As for your actual problem, does the server error log show anything?
>>>> C:\program files\Mapguideopensource2.0\server\logs\error.log
>>>>
>>>> Regards, Kenneth Skovhede, GEOGRAF A/S
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> cagray skrev:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately that did not solve my problem
>>>>>
> and I
>
>>>>> got
>>>>> the same error. Is there anything else I could try?
>>>>>
>>>>> I was not aware you could do this without generating/manipulating
>>>>>
> the
>
>>>>> xml.
>>>>> My web tool has to fully control setting up data sources. So the
>>>>>
> user
>
>>>>> selects a provider and then fills in the connection details. I then
>>>>> need to create a new data source from this to be stored in
>>>>> mapguide. Can
>>>>>
> you do
>
>>>>> this
>>>>> using the Meastro API alone?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Kenneth Skovhede, GEOGRAF A/S wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> I believe the problem is the .Net UTF-8 Encoder prefixes an UTF-8
>>>>>>
> BOM,
>
>>>>>> which causes problems in the Xml parser:
>>>>>> http://trac.osgeo.org/mapguide/ticket/233
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You can try to create the UTF-8 encoder with:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> UTF8Encoding utf8 = new UTF8Encoding(false);
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And see if the problem goes away.
>>>>>> Alternatively you can use the MaestroAPI instead of messing with
>>>>>>
> the
>
>>>>>> raw
>>>>>> Xml:
>>>>>> http://trac.osgeo.org/mapguide/wiki/maestro/MaestroAPI
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regards, Kenneth Skovhede, GEOGRAF A/S
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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