[mapserver-users] msSearchDiskTree(): Errors

[Puneet Kishor]

i remember seeing this a few days ago! this is also from taiwan.com...



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sean Gillies [mailto:sgillies at i3.com]
> Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 12:48 PM
> To: MapServer List
> Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] msSearchDiskTree(): Errors
> 
> 
> Stephen,
> 
> I had the same symptoms when I first started using Python MapScript
> on Win32.
> 
> A shapefile that was working for me with the Mapserv program was
> not accessible through the mapObj.draw() method.
> 
> After pulling out half my hair I tried a different shape file and
> had no problems.
> 
> The difference between my shapefiles is that the accessible file
> was generated from ArcView and the inaccessible file was produced
> by PCI Geomatics software.  I'm not certain why MapScript would
> have higher standards for shapefiles than Mapserv (or ArcView).
> 
> Sorry that I don't have an answer for your problem, but maybe you
> can use my experience.
> 
> cheers,
> Sean
> 
> Stephen Woodbridge wrote:
> > Chris et al,
> > 
> > Thanks,this is good to know, 
> > 
> > but I don't think this is the case with the data set I just 
> built. And
> > if it is the case with this dataset, then I need to know what is the
> > problem so I can fix it. I just built the tileindexes based on the
> > exitance of the shp files. So I don't know how there can be missing
> > data. 
> > 
> > If there is missing data then,
> > 
> >         HOW do I figure out what files are missing?
> > 
> > Mapserver is clearly complaining about something, but the 
> error message
> > is not adequate to figure out the problem. 
> > 
> > imap at chesapeake.net wrote:
> > 
> >>Steve,
> >>
> >>I dont think these are errors... this occurs when you are missing
> >>files in your tiles.  (ie. county tile missing a feature layer)
> >>They occur in the MS_ERRORLOG, but dont effect processing
> >>unless you have not defined IGNORE_MISSING_DATA at compile time.
> >>
> >>This has been in the code for a long time...
> >>There should probably be some logic coded into the source to
> >>get rid of these messages if IGNORE_MISSING_DATA is defined.  It
> >>tends to fill up the logfile.
> >>
> >>-Chris Stuber (mapsurfer)
> >>
> >>Stephen Woodbridge wrote:
> >>
> >>>Hi all,
> >>>
> >>>I searched the archives, but could not find anything useful on this
> >>>error message:
> >>>
> >>>Sat Mar 30 12:31:35 2002 - msSearchDiskTree(): Unable to 
> access file.
> >>>
> >>>I have a bunch of tileindexes referenced in my mapfile, I 
> have checked
> >>>all the files and directories to make sure they are 
> accessible. I turned
> >>>on error logging to a file but got nothing more useful 
> than what was get
> >>>prionted in the scripts.
> >>>
> >>>How do I find out what file msSearchDiskTree() is 
> complaining about?
> >>>
> >>>I am running ms_3.5 release. I tried 3/20 nightly and 
> could not get any
> >>>thing to display. the error is alway on the php/mapscript line
> >>>
> >>>$image = $map->draw();
> >>>
> >>>I rebuilt all my tileindexes and there shptrees.
> >>>
> >>>So, I am at a total loss on how to proceed.
> >>>
> >>>Thanks again for any help or suggestions you might offer.
> >>>
> >>>-Steve
> >>
> > 
> > 
> 
>