WMS Request Question

[Tweedy, Scott]

Thanks for your answer yesterday Bart, but here's the statement in the WMS
Server HOWTO document
(http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/doc/wms-server-howto.html) that had me
"confused"

Option A: Use Only Parameters Required by MapServer

Simply adding
"VERSION=1.1.1&REQUEST=GetMap&LAYERS=yourlayername1,yourlayername2" to your
server's URL should generate a map with the default map size and all the
layers with STATUS ON or DEFAULT displayed, e.g.

The statement is in the "Test With a GetMap Request" section.  It seems to
state that if STATUS is ON or DEFAULT the layer would be displayed,
therefore conversely saying that if STATUS is OFF it won't.

I konw the WMS call seems to ignore the STATUS of a layer, but this
statement seems to suggest otherwise, which is correct (or better yet which
should be correct)?

Thanks in advance again,
st
        

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Subject: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] WMS Request Question


I have a question about a WMS requestion respecting the STATUS parameter
within a map file.

I have a Mapfile that has numerous layers in it, some are initially turned
on, some off using the STATUS object.  The Mapfile works fine if I call it
through a webpage, but if I call it using a WMS request this STATUS object
seems to get ignored and all layers are turned on.  Is this normal behaviour
for Mapserver v. 4.3?  If so is there any way around it?

st

Scott Tweedy
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