[Mapserver-users] OGR unable to access datasource

[Paul Spencer]

try downloading

http://www2.dmsolutions.ca/netbin/mapserv.zip

I'll leave it there for a couple of days.  Please note that I am not 
supporting this build.

Cheers,

Paul

Van Ulden, Joost wrote:
> Actually we have not ruled out whether my version of mapserver supports VRT
> or not.  How would I check?  Is there a binary somewhere that supports it
> for sure?  I can test that one.
> 
> ============================================
> Joost van Ulden
> Programmer/Analyst
> Natural Resources Canada / Ressources naturelles Canada
> Geological Survey of Canada / Commission geologique du Canada
> 101 - 605 Robson Street / 101 - 605 rue Robson
> Vancouver, B.C. / Vancouver (C.-B.)
> V6B 5J3
> Office/Bureau:  604.666.7525
> fax/telecopieur: 604.666.1124
> jvanulde at nrcan.gc.ca
> ============================================
> 
> 
> 
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Paul Spencer [mailto:pagameba at magma.ca] 
>>Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 1:49 PM
>>To: Van Ulden, Joost
>>Cc: Mapserver-Users at Lists. Gis. Umn. Edu 
>>(mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu)
>>Subject: Re: [Mapserver-users] OGR unable to access datasource
>>
>>
>>I wonder if this could be an IIS issue?  IIS runs as a different user 
>>normally, and has considerably reduced privileges in order to 
>>block up 
>>potential security issues.  Can you possibly set up Apache 
>>and try with 
>>Apache?  If it works with Apache then we can be sure it is an IIS 
>>configuration issue and focus on figuring out why it won't work.
>>
>>The other possibility is that your mapserver does not support 
>>VRT, did 
>>we rule that out yet?
>>
>>Paul
>>
>>Van Ulden, Joost wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Hi Tyler,
>>>
>>>Here is the output from ogrinfo.  Looks like its working, however I 
>>>still unable to get mapserver to connect.  I have tried putting the 
>>><OGRVRTDataSource> directly in the mapfile CONNECTION and still get 
>>>the same
>>>error: 
>>>
>>>msDrawMap(): Image handling error. Failed to draw layer named 
>>>'OGRPoints'.
>>>msOGRFileOpen(): OGR error. Open failed for OGR connection `
>>>ODBC:foo/foo at mydsn,Desc_story Desc_story wkbPoint WGS84 '. 
>>
>>File not found or
>>
>>>unsupported format. 
>>>
>>>Looking forward to your response.
>>>
>>>
>>>C:\OpenEV_FW\bin>ogrinfo 
>>>C:\inetpub\wwwroot\MS_DEMO\mapserver\data\ogr.ovf
>>>ERROR 4: Update access not supported for VRT datasources.
>>>Had to open data source read-only.
>>>INFO: Open of `C:\inetpub\wwwroot\MS_DEMO\mapserver\data\ogr.ovf'
>>>using driver `VRT' successful.
>>>1: story (Point)
>>>
>>>
>>>C:\OpenEV_FW\bin>ogrinfo 
>>>C:\inetpub\wwwroot\MS_DEMO\mapserver\data\ogr.ovf
>>>story ERROR 4: Update access not supported for VRT 
>>
>>datasources. Had to open
>>
>>>data source read-only.
>>>INFO: Open of `C:\inetpub\wwwroot\MS_DEMO\mapserver\data\ogr.ovf'
>>>using driver `VRT' successful.
>>>.
>>>.
>>>.
>>>OGRFeature(story):87
>>>  desc_id (String) = 400E2174-65BF-3224-7CEF493349368AE7
>>>  group_id (String) = 0
>>>  comm_id (String) = DE9E2A07-B0D0-EA24-1BD6282422D24117
>>>  user_id (String) = 4A335096-7ADD-419B-9E16-1995F233D3F8
>>>  elev (Real) =                  0
>>>  units (String) =
>>>  rtype (String) =
>>>  mu (String) =
>>>  ldesc (String) =
>>>  min (String) =
>>>  lmu (String) =
>>>  struct (String) =
>>>  txt (String) =
>>>  snum (String) =
>>>  purp (String) =
>>>  sfeat (String) =
>>>  azi (Real) =                  0
>>>  dip (Real) =                  0
>>>  stdesc (String) =
>>>  name (String) =
>>>  sdesc (String) =
>>>  story_x (Real) = -1993136.4272429
>>>  story_y (Real) = 471899.80462409
>>>  share (Integer) = 0
>>>  release (Integer) = 1
>>>  date (String) = 2004-01-22 16:08:11.000
>>>  POINT (-1993136.427 471899.805 0.000)
>>>
>>>============================================
>>>Joost van Ulden
>>>Programmer/Analyst
>>>Natural Resources Canada / Ressources naturelles Canada Geological 
>>>Survey of Canada / Commission geologique du Canada 101 - 605 Robson 
>>>Street / 101 - 605 rue Robson Vancouver, B.C. / Vancouver (C.-B.)
>>>V6B 5J3
>>>Office/Bureau:  604.666.7525
>>>fax/telecopieur: 604.666.1124
>>>jvanulde at nrcan.gc.ca
>>>============================================
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: Tyler Mitchell [mailto:TMitchell at lignum.com]
>>>>Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 9:46 AM
>>>>To: Van Ulden, Joost
>>>>Subject: Re: [Mapserver-users] OGR unable to access datasource
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> LAYER
>>>>>   NAME OGRPoints
>>>>>   TYPE POINT
>>>>>   CONNECTIONTYPE OGR
>>>>>   CONNECTION "c:\inetpub\wwwroot\MS_DEMO\ogr.ovf"
>>>>>   DATA "Desc_story"
>>>>>   STATUS default
>>>>>   CLASS
>>>>>     COLOR 255 0 0
>>>>>   END
>>>>
>>>>I just asked for your layer definition, I see it here in your
>>>>old email, so nevermind. Are you sure about the text case for 
>>>>the "DATA" parameter?  Send me your output from ogrinfo!
>>>>
>>>
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>>
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