[mapserver-users] Problems..

[Paul Peterson]

I tried to get the extents using arcExplore 3.1, but couldn't.  I don't
think it's meant to.

Regarding the shpinfo memory error...  Mine errored as well, but it
displayed the extent info before crashing.  I was able to continue my
testing with these numbers, however, I had to guess at the units.

If I get time I'll see if I can recompile shipinfo.c on my win2k box and get
around the error.

Paul




-----Original Message-----
From: :.d:.i:.z:. [mailto:nacht at widerstand.org]
Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 3:54 PM
To: Paul Peterson
Subject: RE: [mapserver-users] Problems..


hi there

cheers for the quick reply. i've downloaded the shpinfo tools but it wont
run on my win2000 box =( i keep getting a memory access error.

do you happen to know how to get an extent of a shp file using ArcExplorer
2.0 ?

Cheers for any help you could provide...

.d.


>
> 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
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
> [mailto:owner-mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu]On Behalf Of :.d:.i:.z:.
> Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 3:17 AM
> To: mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
> 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.
>
>
>
>