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

[Yewondwossen Assefa]

Alexandre,

  What type of layer is that? If your layer type is raster, I think the 
function would work from what I can see. Maybe try to set 
$oLayer->set("type", MS_LAYER_RASTER); before the call?

Best Regards,

Alexandre Dube wrote:
> 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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