[Mapserver-users] Error when querying PostGIS layer

Dylan Keon keon at nacse.org
Fri Jan 16 07:54:04 PST 2004


Thanks.  I tried that already in psql and the query works fine.

Any possibility this could be a problem with PostGIS 0.8.x?  I ask only 
because two of us on the list are having very similar problems right now.

My versions again:  MS 4.0.1, Postgres 7.4.1, PostGIS 0.8.1 on Linux.

Thanks for any additional insights...

--Dylan


Mark Cave-Ayland wrote:

> Hi Dylan,
> 
> Sometimes working with PostGIS/Mapserver I find that error messages
> don't always make it through to Mapserver. A good trick is to copy the
> query from the select without the cursor declaration, paste it into a
> psql session, and you should then see the exact error message being
> generated by PostgreSQL.
> 
> For example, in your case, type the following in psql and see if it
> gives a more verbose error message:
> 
> SELECT nf1::text,asbinary(force_collection(force_2d(the_geom)),'NDR')
> ,OID::text 
> from quad24k WHERE the_geom && setSRID('BOX3D(311625 301705,586625 
> 577205)'::BOX3D, find_srid('','quad24k','the_geom') )
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Mark.
> 
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: mapserver-users-admin at lists.gis.umn.edu 
>>[mailto:mapserver-users-admin at lists.gis.umn.edu] On Behalf Of 
>>Dylan Keon
>>Sent: 15 January 2004 20:01
>>To: mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
>>Subject: Re: [Mapserver-users] Error when querying PostGIS layer
>>
>>
>>I'd be really grateful if some of you postgis/postgres gurus 
>>could give 
>>me a hand with this (see question below) - it's got me 
>>stumped.  Jason 
>>Nielsen posted a similar question a little while ago.
>>
>>I've already tried GRANT SELECT ON quad24k TO PUBLIC; and 
>>verified that 
>>the asbinary SELECT statement following 'DECLARE mycursor 
>>BINARY CURSOR 
>>FOR' works in psql.
>>
>>TIA for any help.  I pasted some more info at the bottom of 
>>the message.
>>
>>--Dylan
>>
>>
>>Dylan Keon wrote:
>>
>>>I'm having trouble querying a PostGIS layer via PHP Mapscript.  The
>>>layer renders fine in the app and labels get generated, 
>>
>>etc.  But I get 
>>
>>>an error when trying to query the layer.  It fails when it reaches 
>>>getShape() - if I comment out that line everything else 
>>
>>works.  Also, if 
>>
>>>I run this code on a shapefile version of the same layer it 
>>
>>works fine.
>>
>>>I'm using MS 4.0.1, Postgres 7.4.1, PostGIS 0.8.1 on Linux.  Thanks 
>>>for
>>>any help.
>>>
>>>--Dylan
>>>
>>>
>>
>>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>> From the apache error log:
>>>
>>>PHP Warning:  [MapServer Error]: msDrawMap(): Failed to draw layer 
>>>named 'quad_index_24k'.  in /opt/httpd/htdocs/test.php on line 132
>>>PHP Warning:  [MapServer Error]: prep_DB(): Error executing POSTGIS
>>>DECLARE (the actual query) statement: 'DECLARE mycursor 
>>
>>BINARY CURSOR 
>>
>>>FOR SELECT 
>>>
>>
>>nf1::text,asbinary(force_collection(force_2d(the_geom)),'NDR')
>>,OID::text 
>>
>>>from quad24k WHERE the_geom && setSRID('BOX3D(311625 301705,586625 
>>>577205)'::BOX3D, find_srid('','quad24k','the_geom') )' <br><br>
>>>
>>>Postgresql reports the error ''<br><br>
>>>
>>>More Help:<br><br>
>>>
>>>Error with POSTGIS data variable. You specified '<check your .map
>>>file>'.<br>
>>>Standard ways of specifiying are : <br>
>>>(1) 'geometry_column from geometry_table' <br>
>>>(2) 'geometry_column from (<sub query>) as foo using unique 
>>><column name> using SRID=<srid#>' <br><br>
>>>
>>>Make sure you put in the 'using unique  <column name>' and 
>>>'using SRID=#' clauses in.
>>>
>>><br><br>For more help, please see 
>>>http://postgis.refractions.net/documentation.php
>>>
>>><br><br>Mappostgis.c - version of June 12/2003.
>>>
>>>in /opt/httpd/htdocs/test.php on line 132
>>>PHP Fatal error:  Call to a member function on a non-object in
>>>/opt/httpd/htdocs/test.php on line 133
>>>
>>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> // simple function for testing postgis layer query
>> function doQuery($map, $map_x, $map_y, $last_extent)
>> {
>>         $layer = $map->getLayerByName('quad_index_24k');
>>         $coords = pix2geo($map, $map_x, $map_y, $last_extent);
>>         $geo = preg_split("/,/", $coords);
>>
>>         // create point object
>>         $click_pt = ms_newPointObj();
>>         $click_pt->setXY($geo[0], $geo[1]);
>>
>>         // query the map at the point clicked
>>         @$map->queryByPoint($click_pt, MS_SINGLE, -1);
>>         $count_results = $layer->getNumResults();
>> echo "count_results = $count_results<br>\n";
>>
>>         if($count_results > 0) {
>>                 $layer->open();
>>                 $result = $layer->getResult(0);
>> echo "<pre>getResult:<br>"; print_r($result); ech "</pre>";
>>                 $resultShape = $layer->getShape(-1,$result->shapeindex);
>> echo "<pre>getShape:<br>"; print_r($resultShape); echo "</pre>";
>>         } else echo "No records returned";
>>
>>         $click_pt->free();
>>         $resultShape->free();
>> }
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> LAYER
>>   NAME quad_index_24k
>>   TYPE POLYGON
>>   CONNECTIONTYPE POSTGIS
>>   CONNECTION "user=read dbname=oregon"
>>   DATA "the_geom from quad24k"
>>   STATUS ON
>>   MAXSCALE 2400000
>>   LABELMAXSCALE 600000
>>   LABELMINSCALE 20000
>>   TEMPLATE "null"
>>   CLASS
>>     OUTLINECOLOR 0 25 140
>>     COLOR -1 -1 -1
>>     COLOR 190 230 190
>>     TEXT ([name] [nf1])
>>     LABEL
>>       WRAP " "
>>       POSITION CC
>>       SIZE SMALL
>>       BUFFER 50
>>       FORCE TRUE
>>       MINFEATURESIZE 35
>>     END
>>   END
>> END
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> 
> 
> Here are some additional data:
> 
> 
> oregon=# select * from geometry_columns where f_table_name = 'quad24k';
>  f_table_catalog | f_table_schema | f_table_name | f_geometry_column | coord_dimension | srid |     type     | attrelid | varattnum | stats
> -----------------+----------------+--------------+-------------------+-----------------+------+--------------+----------+-----------+-------
>                  | public         | quad24k      | the_geom          |               2 |   -1 | MULTIPOLYGON |    17407 |
> 19 |
> (1 row)
> 
> 
> oregon-# \d quad24k
>             Table "public.quad24k"
>   Column   |         Type         | Modifiers
> -----------+----------------------+-----------
>  gid       | integer              |
>  area      | double precision     |
>  perimeter | double precision     |
>  id        | bigint               |
>  name      | character varying    |
>  states    | character varying    |
>  latlon    | character varying    |
>  usgscode  | character varying    |
>  scale     | character varying    |
>  ohiocode  | character varying    |
>  st_s      | integer              |
>  st_w      | integer              |
>  the_geom  | geometry             |
>  usfscode  | character varying(7) |
>  nf1       | character varying(3) |
>  nf2       | character varying(3) |
>  nf3       | character varying(3) |
>  geoloc    | character varying(4) |
> Indexes:
>     "quad24k_gist" gist (the_geom)
>     "quad24k_oid" btree (oid) 





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