[mapserver-users] Fw: <<< A Simple Problem >>>

[Stephen Woodbridge]

Phil,

Typically the thing that trips up most people is that they need to
change the extents of the map file to match the extents of their shape
file. If you have shpdump it will display the extents of the file as the
first thing it dumps.

-Steve W.

> Philip McCarthy wrote:
> 
> Hello
> 
> All I need to do is display a single layer on a map. Simple, but not
> for me!
> 
> I'm using MapServer 3.5 on Win2k. I have the demo working fine, but
> can't get any of my own maps to display.
> 
> I have a shape file made in ArcView 3.1. I've tried following examples
> and playing with the code to get it to work, but no luck all I get is
> a blank map (no errors)
> 
> Do I need to do anything to the shape file?
> 
> Can someone please give me some guidance
> 
> thanks
> 
> from Phil