MapServer 3.3 problems

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Thanks for the warning on this problem w/ 3.3

I haven't gotten 3.3 running on my machines yet, but if this problem exists,
I will have a problem with it also.    Does the same problem exist under the
tiling scheme if a shapefile does not exist in one of the directories?  

Chris Stuber (mapsurfer)
Silicon Mapping Solutions, Inc.


"Paul G. Allen" wrote:
> 
> Not really a bug, more like something I liked about 3.2.x that 3.3 doesn't seem
> to do. It seems if a layer is defined in the .map file, but the shapefile does
> not exist, MapServer 3.3 bombs with an error message saying it can't open the
> shapefile in question. The previous version would simply ignore the layer with
> the missing file.
> 
> The reason I like it better when MapServer ignores the missing file is that all
> my maps will have basically the same data and the same .map file. My .map files
> are quite large (a few hundred lines at a minimum). By making a single .map
> file, duplicating it, and doing a simple global replace of data file names, I
> can quickly create a .map file for all my maps. If any given map does not have
> data for any given layer, then the missing data is simply ignored.
> 
> Other than that, so far so good. :)
> 
> PGA

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Chris Stuber (mapsurfer)
287 Southland Ct
Dunkirk, MD  20754