[mapserver-dev] setConnectionType(MS_WMS) doesn't work

[Alexandre Dube]

Hi devs,

  Any hint about this issue ?

Alexandre

Alexandre Dube wrote:
> Hi devs,
>
>  I just installed mapserver 5.4.0-beta1.  In mapscript, I'm now not 
> unable to use oLayer->set("connectiontype", MS_WMS).  I get an error 
> saying "use setConnectionType()" instead.
>
>  That's what I did, but it doesn't work with MS_WMS.  My collegue 
> Julien looked deeper in the code and found out in maplayer.c, in the 
> msInitializeVirtualTable, when we use MS_WMS it returns MS_FAILURE.
>
>  So I guess it's no longer possible to set connectiontype to wms in 
> mapscript.  Is there a new way of doing this ?
>
>  Also, why would a normal mapfile still accept the wms CONNECTIONTYPE 
> ?  I tried to save my map object as a mapfile and only added 
> CONNECTIONTYPE wms and it worked.
>
>  Any hint ?
>


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Alexandre Dubé
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