Fwd: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] "msLoadMap(): Unable to access file. " Error Loading Map File

[Jack Ling]

Hi,

Thanks for your replies.
I still can't get it. I was following example1 of tutorial. Following
is the example1_1.map file (originally, it doesn't even have the
IMAGEPATH"/"IMAGEURL" clause stated. I added accordinly after your
advice).

I've modified httpd.conf as suggested so that I can now point to
/ms_tmp/ or my web server : http://localhost/ms_tmp/. It is fine even
displaying a png format file from there.

How if I put the map file below to /ms_tmp/ and run this:

http://localhost:81/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=http://localhost/ms_tmp/example1_1.map&mode=map

I still got the error:
msLoadMap(): Unable to access file. (http://localhost/ms_tmp/example1-1.map) 

I've restarted Apache2 server.

If I followed the suggestion to put absolute path like
http://localhost/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=c:\\temp\\example1-1.map&mode=map
or
http://localhost/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=c:\temp\example1-1.map&mode=map

It will complain: msProcessProjection(): Projection library error. No
such file or directory

your further insidght is appreciated.




MAP
  IMAGETYPE      PNG
  EXTENT         201621.496941 -294488.285333 1425518.020722 498254.511514
  SIZE           400 300
  SHAPEPATH      "data"
  IMAGECOLOR     255 255 255


  WEB
    IMAGEPATH 'C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/MapServer/ms_tmp/'
    IMAGEURL "/ms_tmp/"
  END



  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         states
    DATA         states_ugl
    STATUS       DEFAULT
    TYPE         POLYGON

    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




---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: R Baud <webloper at infogeo.ch>
Date: Apr 1, 2005 4:24 PM
Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] "msLoadMap(): Unable to access
file. " Error Loading Map File
To: Jack Ling <fly2moon2 at gmail.com>


Hi,
probably you did not configure this correctly in the .map file:

  IMAGEPATH "D:/webdevdata/ms_tmp/"
  IMAGEURL "/ms_tmp/"

That the path to the created maps by mapserver. The second is a web
accessible directory defined in apache to reach the created maps.

sample: 11111111.png = map created.
location: D:/webdevdata/ms_tmp/11111111.png
you can access it with your browser at:
http://localhost/ms_tmp/11111111.png

Got it?

But you have to define the directory /ms_tmp/ first in appache:
see your httpd.conf files and add something like this:

Alias /ms_tmp/ "D:/webdevdata/ms_tmp/"

<Directory "D:/webdevdata/ms_tmp/">
  AllowOverride None
  Options Indexes FollowSymLinks Multiviews
  Order allow,deny
  Allow from all
</Directory>

that's it.

This said, don't loose your time to configure paths and other things.
Download the latest version of ms4w at www.maptools.org : apache, php,
php-applications are configured.
Try www.cartoweb.org. That's very enhanced too!

Hope this helps.
Rémy