[mapguide-users] Re: Maestro Api runtime map selection

[Kenneth Skovhede, GEOGRAF A/S]

The MgFeatureService has a CreateFeatureSource method:
http://www.osgeo.org/files/mapguide/docs/webapi/d5/d10/class_mg_feature_service_8401551df70ab47d9c107985b9f5283f.htm#8401551df70ab47d9c107985b9f5283f

Unfortunately it is only possible to give it a MgCreateSdfParams object, 
so you can only create SDF datastores:
http://www.osgeo.org/files/mapguide/docs/webapi/d8/dd5/class_mg_create_sdf_params.htm

Regards, Kenneth Skovhede, GEOGRAF A/S

On 03-03-2010 21:55, Jamo wrote:
> Cheers Kenneth,
>
> I really like the selection api :) will make life a little easier in places
> for me.
> Bummer about the creation of datastores but I'm sure I will find a way.
>
> Anyone have any FDO examples?, I have not used the FDO api as of yet to
> produce datstores...
>
> First test seems to bomb out with a exception ....
> External component has thrown an exception.
>
>          IProviderRegistry r = FeatureAccessManager.GetProviderRegistry();
>          IConnectionManager cm = FeatureAccessManager.GetConnectionManager();
>
>          providers = r.GetProviders();
>
> I think it's something to do with the DLLs in the Bin dir, I have reduced
> the providers to SHP and SDF in the xml file this is stored in the bin dir
> .... can I store these fdo components in it's own directory, this would only
> be for organising the site.
>
> Are there any specific dlls I require for the SHP / SDF providers to be
> stored in the same location?
>