[Mapserver-users] Own map does not show up on browser

[John Beisley - RSG]

Try giving an absolute path to the GIF image, as it's not entirely clear 
where relative paths are relative to.

- John

TOH CZ wrote:

>Hi, I have managed to do a simple example of using my
>own map to be shown
>However I don't get any errors when trying to display
>the map but all I see its blank
>This is my map file
>
>MAP
>  IMAGETYPE      GIF
>  EXTENT         201621.496941 -294488.285333
>1425518.020722 498254.511514
>  SIZE           400 300
>  SHAPEPATH      "C:\Program Files\Apache
>Group\Apache2
>
>\htdocs\tutorial\data"
>  IMAGECOLOR     255 255 255
>
>  PROJECTION
>    "proj=laea"
>    "ellps=clrk66"
>    "lat_0=45"
>    "lon_0=-100"
>  #
>  # Alternatively, you can specify an EPSG code.
>  # "init=epsg:2163"
>  #
>  END
>
>  # Start of LAYER DEFINITIONS
>-------------------------------------------
>
>--
>  LAYER # States polygon layer begins here
>    NAME         tp_genmap
>    DATA         tp_genmap.gif
>    STATUS       ON
>    TYPE         RASTER
>
>    PROJECTION
>      "init=epsg:4326"
>    END
>
>    CLASS
>      COLOR        232 232 232
>      OUTLINECOLOR 32 32 32
>    END
>  END # States polygon layer ends here
>  # End of LAYER DEFINITIONS
>-------------------------------
>
>END # end of map file/object
>
>The map I am currently using is a GIF file I have all
>the required libaries to use GIF files in mapserver
>Can someone help please? Thanks
>
>  
>


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