mapserver with arcExplorer

[Robin Robin]

Thank you!  All it needed was the abstract!  I had no idea that was so
important!  Thanks again

>From: "Brent Fraser" <bfraser at geoanalytic.com>
>To: "Robin Robin" <querada499 at HOTMAIL.COM>,<MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU>
>Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] mapserver with arcExplorer
>Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 11:56:25 -0700
>
>Robin,
>
>    In ArcExplorer v4.0.1 Java Edition, you can get some "debugging" info
>by
>displaying the ArcExplorer message console.  Go to Help-> ArcExplorer
>Message Console, then on the console window: View -> Message Level -> all.
>It will show the details of the error.
>
>   ArcExplorer seems to require an Abstract object in the Capabilities XML.
>Set the WMS_ABSTRACT in the METADATA portion of the WEB object of your map
>file:
>
>WEB
>     :
>   METADATA
>         :
>     WMS_ABSTRACT "really good data"
>         :
>   END
>END
>
>Brent Fraser
>bfraser at geoanalytic.com
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Robin Robin" <querada499 at HOTMAIL.COM>
>To: <MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU>
>Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 11:26 AM
>Subject: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] mapserver with arcExplorer
>
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > Just wondering if anyone has managed to get ArcExplorer working with
> > mapServer?  I have followed all the steps but when I input my url into
> > ArcExplorer I get the error "Invalid Capabilities File.  Check server
>URL."
> >
> > the url I am entering is
> > http://www3.nb.sympatico.ca/rwilliam/NBAquaticDataWarehouse/wms.php
> >
> > when I use InternetExplorer, I can get the capabilities file with no
> > warnings in it and I can do a get map request and view the map.  Any
>ideas
> > what is wrong?
> >
> > thanks in advance.
> >
> >
> > Robin
> >
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