[mapserver-users] Problem with layer name?

[Stephen Lime]

That's more of a recommended limit. There is no hard limit in place for layer name length. The
problem is more likely the '=' after HEADER.

Steve

Stephen Lime
Internet Applications Analyst

Minnesota DNR
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St. Paul, MN 55155
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>>> Zhou Xu <zhox at yeah.net> 08/30/01 07:19PM >>>
I think this is the problem:

"Short name for this layer. Limit is 20 characters. This name is the link between the mapfile and web interfaces that refer to this name. They must be identical. The name should be unique, unless one layer replaces another at different scales."

These words come from http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/doc/mapfile-reference.html#layer,which describes the Name property of Layer. 

On 2001-8-30 13:08:00, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>I've got the following layer definition that will not load:
>
>LAYER
> NAME "03D_GreensBayouPlant-WhiteOakSub_tl_structure_NE"
> TYPE POINT
> STATUS ON
> TOLERANCE 10
> DATA "03D_GreensBayouPlant-WhiteOakSub_tl_structure_NE"
> LABELITEM 'STRUCTUREI'
> CLASS
>  name "03D_GreensBayouPlant-WhiteOakSub_tl_structure_NE"
>  COLOR 255 255 13
>  SIZE 10
>  SYMBOL 'triangle'
> END #CLASS
> HEADER = "queries/poles_header.htm"
> QUERY
>  TEMPLATE "queries/poles.htm"
> END #QUERY
>END #LAYER
>
>I read that any non-alphanumeric characters have to be encased in single
>or double quotes; am I missing something above?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Mark
>
>--
>Mark Giesbrecht, M.Sc.
>GIS Programmer/Analyst
>GeoArctic International Services Ltd.
>mgiesbrecht at geoarctic.com http://www.geoarctic.com 
>phone: (403) 290-1320  fax:  (403) 264-5848



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