my app can not find template

Thu Nov 18 16:44:18 PST 2004

Ok - here is what I have.

I have a perl cgi that builds my primary page, builds the map file and uses
the perl api to build the map image, then displays the page.  In the initial
page I have all of the hidden fields that will direct that are to be read by
the mapserver to allow me to zoom into different polygons on my California
zip map ( each polygon representing a zip ).

The cgi produces the following html:

<html>
<head>
  <title>MapServer - CS CGI Application</title>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#ffffff">

<!-- map_template.html -->
<center><h1>MapServer - CS CGI Application</h1></center>
<hr>
<form method="GET" action="/cgi-bin/teacher/makmap.cgi"
name="mapserv_select">
<center>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4">
<tr>
<td>
Teacher Type: <SELECT NAME="type">
<OPTION VALUE="type1" >First Grade Teacher</option>
<OPTION VALUE="type2" >Second Grade Teacher</option>
<OPTION VALUE="type3" >Third Grade Teacher</option>
<OPTION VALUE="none" SELECTED></option>
    </SELECT>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
<input type="hidden" name="action" value="submit">
</form>

<form method="GET" action="/cgi-bin/mapserv" name="mapserv">
<input type="hidden" name="zoomsize" value=2>
<input type="hidden" name="map"
value="/usr/local/apache/htdocs/mco.communityservers.com/htdocs/tmp/filetRBR
Uk.map">
<input type="hidden" name="map_web_imagepath"
value="/usr/local/apache/htdocs/mco.communityservers.com/htdocs/maps/tmp/fil
eWHBLVG.gif">
<input type="hidden" name="map_web_template"
value="/usr/local/apache/htdocs/mco.communityservers.com/htdocs/maps/teacher
/templates/map_template.html">
<input type="hidden" name="map_web_imageurl" value="/maps/tmp">
<input type="hidden" name="root" value="/maps/teacher";
></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td valign="top" align="center">
  <table width="390" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"
align="center" bgcolor="#666666">
    <tr>
      <td align="center"><input type="image" name="img"
src="/maps/tmp/fileWHBLVG.gif" width="600" height="600" border="0" alt="this
is the map">
    </td>
    </tr>
  </table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>

The html consists of two forms one for selection of the criteria which
rebuilds the map just fine. The second for looking at the polygons.  My map
file that is produced appears as follows on the initial display of the map:

MAP
  NAME CalMap
  STATUS ON
  EXTENT 5890870.385 -192053.200 8943310.847 3226086.749
  IMAGETYPE GIF
  SIZE 600 600
  SHAPEPATH
"/usr/local/apache/htdocs/mco.communityservers.com/htdocs/maps/teacher/tdata
"
  IMAGECOLOR 255 255 255

  SYMBOL
    NAME 'circle'
    TYPE ELLIPSE
    POINTS 1 1 END
    FILLED TRUE
  END

  LAYER
    NAME "cal_zp_st"
    TYPE POLYGON
    DATA "cal_zp_st"
    STATUS DEFAULT
    CLASSITEM "ZCTA"

    CLASS
      EXPRESSION /./
      OUTLINECOLOR 204 204 204
    END
  END

END # end map from header

And after selection of specific criteria:

MAP
  NAME CalMap
  STATUS ON
  EXTENT 5890870.385 -192053.200 8943310.847 3226086.749
  IMAGETYPE GIF
  SIZE 600 600
  SHAPEPATH
"/usr/local/apache/htdocs/mco.communityservers.com/htdocs/maps/teacher/tdata
"
  IMAGECOLOR 255 255 255

  SYMBOL
    NAME 'circle'
    TYPE ELLIPSE
    POINTS 1 1 END
    FILLED TRUE
  END

  LAYER
    NAME "cal_zp_st"
    TYPE POLYGON
    DATA "cal_zp_st"
    STATUS DEFAULT
    CLASSITEM "ZCTA"

    CLASS
        EXPRESSION
/94087|90408|94107|95118|94530|94596|90037|91016|92024|94954|93901|92503/
      STYLE
        SYMBOL 'circle'
        SIZE 2
        COLOR 255 102 102
      END

    END

    CLASS
      EXPRESSION /./
      OUTLINECOLOR 204 204 204
    END
  END

END # end map from header

My error condition comes about when I try to click on one of the polygons in
the map.

#Joseph Norris (Perl - what else is there?/Linux/CGI/Mysql) print @c=map chr
$_+100,(6,17,15,16,-68,-3,10,11,16,4,1,14,-68,12,1,14,8,-68,4,-3,-1,7,1,14,-
68,-26,11,15,1,12,4,-68,-22,11,14,14,5,15,-90);

-----Original Message-----
From: UMN MapServer Users List [mailto:MAPSERVER-USERS at lists.umn.edu]On
Behalf Of Ryan, Adam
Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 3:02 PM
To: MAPSERVER-USERS at lists.umn.edu
Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] my app can not find template

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joseph Norris [mailto:sirronj at PACBELL.NET]
> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 2:25 PM
> To: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU
> Subject: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] my app can not find template
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I am getting this message:
>
> mapserv(): Web application error. No template provided
>
> I have a hidden field <input type="hidden"
> name="map_web_template" value=" this I am not sure of ">
>
> Should my hidden field be the root relative or absolute path?
>
> No matter what I try my app is not finding my template.
>
> Thanks ahead of time.
>
>
> #Joseph Norris (Perl - what else is there?/Linux/CGI/Mysql)
> print @c=map chr
> $_+100,(6,17,15,16,-68,-3,10,11,16,4,1,14,-68,12,1,14,8,-68,4,
> -3,-1,7,1,14,-
> 68,-26,11,15,1,12,4,-68,-22,11,14,14,5,15,-90);
>

Joseph,

Just want to make sure your setting the value to a file, not just a path,
and not a url.  Give us the examples that you've used.

Adam