WMS Request Question

[Bart van den Eijnden]

Hi Scott,

Mapserver has been changed recently so that it conforms to the WMS spec.

This part of the documentation is a relic from the days that it was more
leniant.

Maybe we need to open up a documentation bug for this, or maybe it is
already on the list or in bugzilla (Jeff?).

Best regards,
Bart

On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 11:38:50 -0500, Tweedy, Scott <sctweedy at NRCAN.GC.CA>
wrote:

> 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: UMN MapServer Users List [mailto:MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU]On
> Behalf Of Tweedy, Scott
> Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 2:23 PM
> To: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU
> 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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