[mapserver-users] Problems..

[Paul Peterson]

Are you using the correct extents/units?

I had a smiliar problem...  I had also downloaded some shapfiles to test
with.  I couldn't determine the extents to use until I found 'shpinfo', a
util that gave me the numbers I needed.  My copy of shpfile errored out
after displaying the extents and I had to guess at the units to use.
Through some minor tral and error with different units I was able to get it
to work.

I found shpinfo in
ftp://gdal.velocet.ca/pub/outgoing/shapelib129_bin_win.zip  This is for
windows.

I hope this helps...

Paul




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Subject: [mapserver-users] Problems..


Programmatically everything with MapScript and everything is fine. But hey.

I've done everything of the europa example files which comes with its own
.map file.

I've just downloaded some shape files off the ESRI website. Specifically one
for San Francisco nad am inthe middle of trying to define a MAP file for it.
Seems like nothing I do will get it to work. I just end up getting an empty
graphic file. Not being particularly spacially minded, the .MAP file
definition on the mapserver website doesn't make too much sense to me at the
moment. is there a more concise referenceon the net covering both spatial
concepts as well as defining a MAP file?

any hints and tips regarding a map file would be much appreciated.

Cheers

.d.