[mapserver-users] moving from version 3.3 to 3.5

[Larry Nolan]

First, I am impressed with the WMS Client and Server capabilities, great Job.


I have been attempting to move from mapserver version 3.3 to 3.5 and I am having some trouble with my map files.
Some layers do not appear in v3.5 which work fine in 3.3

I have changed all the things I can find in the documentation but I must be missing something.

FONTS:
I have fixed 
 Filled     ==>  Filled True
 Antialias ==> Antialias True

SYMBOLS:
-   downloaded the 3.4 combined symbolset and removed the Shadeset/Markerset/Lineset definitions
   The 3.4 symbolset referenced in Mapserver FAQ at 
   http://www2.dmsolutions.ca/mapserver/dl/symbols-for-ms34.sym  caused more problems
  because the Filled parameter does not have the True qualifier. Fixed that.

- In the symbol file the SYMBOL name need to be in quotes
   i.e. SYMBOL circle ==> SYMBOL 'circle'

QUERIES:
  I moved my TEMPLATE 'URL   query  objects to the CLASS objects
  - All my queries seem to work fine.

There is a new parameter in the LAYER object for gouping layers, which I had done in the past by reusing the layer name. 
 I gave all unique names and used the GROUP parameter. This does not seem to make any difference because I have map files 
 which use the multiple layers with the same name and map files which use unique layer names and the GROUP parameter and both work.

 How important is it that I follow the new GROUP parameter and use unique LAYER names?


Projections:
 I am not setting any projection information yet so this should not affect my files.

 Are there other changes which I have missed?
 Is there a comprehensive list of the changes from version 3.3 to 3.4 to 3.5?


ARCSDE Question:
Does anyone have a win32 build of mapserver 3.5 for windows 2000 with:
input support for shapefiles, TIFF/GeoTIFF, and JPEG and GIF output. 
input support for GDAL (and OGR) as well as WMS client (and server) compliance. 
and ARCSDE 8.1
this would be equivalent to the full meal deal.

thanks

Larry Nolan
Project Geologist - GIS
Geological Survey of Newfoundland
lrn at zeppo.geosurv.gov.nf.ca
709-729-2168
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