[Mapserver-users] Passing CGI variables

Fri Apr 16 08:42:28 EDT 2004

Try this:

http://www.webtropy.com/articles/art9-1.asp?f=SetEnvironmentVariable

LALO

El vie, 16-04-2004 a las 02:06, Dharani Babu escribiÃ³:
> David
> Really wonderful. Its running and I got the /temp image created . cool 
> thing. could you elaborate on how to set the REQUEST_METHOD etc 
> programmatically ?MY aim is to totally move the mapserv exe and its 
> dependencies out of IIS/ apache folders . I dont want to keep  IIS or apache 
> running . I hope you have seen my method at my message on vb.net usage
> http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wilma_hiliter/mapserver-users/0404/msg00395.html?line=20#hilite
> I am lacking to find the methods to find the methods to set the environment 
> variables programmatically .
> with regards and thanks in advance
> dharani
> 
> >From: David Mitchell <david.mitchell at telogis.com>
> >To: Dharani Babu <dharanibabus at hotmail.com>
> >CC: mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
> >Subject: Re: [Mapserver-users] Passing CGI variables
> >Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 16:35:24 +1200
> >
> >Dharani,
> >
> >REQUEST_METHOD and QUERY_STRING are environment variables, not parameters 
> >to the application. Try this instead:
> >
> >C:\TEST>set "REQUEST_METHOD=GET"
> >C:\TEST>set "QUERY_STRING=map=c:\....."
> >C:\TEST>mapserv_40.exe
> >
> >David
> >
> >Dharani Babu wrote:
> >>Hi David
> >>   Thanks . I moved all the contents of 
> >>C:/ms4w/apache/cgi-bin/mapserv_40.exe and all the other dlls into a folder 
> >>C:/test/ mapserv.exe . Ok . Now I passed the command paramaters like this
> >>C:\TEST>mapserv_40.exe "REQUEST_METHOD = GET" 
> >>"QUERY_STRING=map=C%3A%2Fms4w%2Fapache%2Fhtdocs%2Fdemof%2Frock_pic.map&layer=tigerdata&zoomdir=1&zoomsize=2&progra
> >>
> >>m=%2Fcgi-bin%2Fmapserv_40.exe&map_web_imagepath=C%3A%2Fms4w%2Fapache%2Fhtdocs%2Ftemp_rm6%2F&map_web_imageurl=%2Ftemp_rm6%2F"
> >>
> >>
> >>I Got the following error .
> >>This script can only be used to decode form results and
> >>should be initiated as a CGI process via a httpd server.
> >>I hope I am missing the syntax . I tried other combinations also still 
> >>missing.pls tell me the syntax of it .
> >>with regard and thanks
> >>dharani
> >>
> >>>From: David Mitchell <david.mitchell at telogis.com>
> >>>To: Dharani Babu <dharanibabus at hotmail.com>
> >>>CC: mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
> >>>Subject: Re: [Mapserver-users] Passing CGI variables
> >>>Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 13:43:08 +1200
> >>>
> >>>Dharani,
> >>>
> >>>If you want you can call mapserv directly as you wish but you have to 
> >>>first set the QUERY_STRING and REQUEST_METHOD environment variables to 
> >>>trick it into thinking it is being accessed through IIS:
> >>>
> >>>REQUEST_METHOD=GET
> >>>QUERY_STRING="zoomdir=1&zoomsize=2..."
> >>>C:/ms4w/apache/cgi-bin/mapserv_40.exe
> >>>
> >>>That is all that IIS does anyway (not strictly true, IIS sets a few more 
> >>>variables and does a bit of house-keeping, but essentially the same). If 
> >>>your map has a template then the image will be in your temp folder and 
> >>>the std output of mapserv.exe will be the webpage (which you can throw 
> >>>away essentially).
> >>>
> >>>David
> >>>
> >>>Dharani Babu wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>>Thanks Daniel - all
> >>>>   This helped me get a vb.net picture box based wrapper for the MS . I 
> >>>>have a question though .
> >>>>As you when we post the CGI variables we are in need of posting it in 
> >>>>the form of a html stream only--like
> >>>>"http://192.168.2.135/cgi-bin/mapserv_40.exe?zoomdir=1&zoomsize=2&" etc 
> >>>>. But is there any alternative so that I can pass it with
> >>>>"C:/ms4w/apache/cgi-bin/mapserv_40.exe?zoomdir=1&zoomsize=2&" ?
> >>>>But I know very well the map server exe works with Apache or IIS . But I 
> >>>>want to copy the map server exe and its associated dlls to a location 
> >>>>other then the cgi-bin or scripts . Is it possible ?
> >>>>Is there any way we can make MS exe to get the html stream and give us 
> >>>>the image in tmp folder WITHOUT  Apache or IIS ? I am trying to get a 
> >>>>soln by running dependency walker on ms exe and other trails with spy 
> >>>>tools . Still not yet solved .
> >>>>with regards and thanks in advance
> >>>>dharani
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>From: Daniel Morissette <dmorissette at dmsolutions.ca>
> >>>>>To: Dharani Babu <dharanibabus at hotmail.com>
> >>>>>CC: mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
> >>>>>Subject: Re: [Mapserver-users] Passing CGI variables
> >>>>>Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2004 11:54:24 -0400
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Dharani Babu wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>1)   I am trying to pass the CGI variables to the map server exe 
> >>>>>>without HTML submission .Thats I am trying to disassociate the browser 
> >>>>>>based rendering .Could any of you point to the direction ?I have been 
> >>>>>>able to pass the url thro a C# /VB.net web browser control . But 
> >>>>>>searching for an alternative .   I tried passing CGI variables thro 
> >>>>>>command prompt but got a message that " cgi variables can be passed 
> >>>>>>only via httpd " .
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>You can call the mapserv.exe at the command prompt using
> >>>>>
> >>>>>   mapserv.exe "QUERY_STRING=map=/path/to/yourmap.map&mode=...&..."
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Daniel
> >>>>>--
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> >>>>>  DM Solutions Group              http://www.dmsolutions.ca/
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