[mapguide-users] Should I give up?

[Kori Maleski]

Neil,

You may want to look into attending a training session offered by Mapguide
oriented vendors/consultants.  They may be able to provide the training and
tutorial material you are looking for.

Some examples in your area(s):

http://www.spatialgis.com/services.html
http://www.cadsoft-consult.com/



Cheers,

Kori Maleski





On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 2:20 PM, Neil_w <nwilson at sec-landmgt.com> wrote:

>
> I appreciate the encouragement but I have spent lots of time researching.
> That is why I am getting discouraged. For all the time I have invested I
> have made little progress. Without a step by step instuction guide for
> creating maps it is more a trial and error process to get anywhere, with
> long diversions to help forums seeking guidance when things don't wok.
>
> I looked at the Mapguide guide for developers link you posted. Without
> delving into it in detail it appears to be oriented to developing maps
> using
> programming, which I am not able to do. I am limited to Maestro or some
> other authoring software that does not require programming. That is why I
> was interested in Fusion but I don't yet understand whether it would help
> me
> author maps without programming. From one post it appeared that it could
> load DWG files without converting them. If I have to go through a
> conversion
> process to load a every DWG then Mapguide is probably not a good solution
> for us and I won't want to put a lot of time into it. Again I need guidance
> on this.
>
> As I mentioned, I was able to connect to a couple of WMS services but I
> could not figure out how to display any layers from them. Saving the
> resource resulted in errors. I didn't know what they mean which lead to
> another excursion to the forum. When I try to create a layer from the
> connected WMS, there is no geometry for them available, so nothing
> displays.
>
> We really could use a step by step guide for building maps, not just a
> sample map with no guide on what the various components are. It took me a
> while to figure out what the .ASP, .JSP. and .php layouts were. I had to
> figure out on my own how to use a Flexible layout and add a query widget.
> Again, no instruction whatsoever.
>
> If anyone can direct me to some step by step guides or tutorials it might
> get me back in the saddle.
>
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