PostGIS Connection Trouble

[Arnulf Christl]

Hi,
I am at a loss, we use MapServer/PostGIS every day but this one wont work.

PostgreSQL 7.4.2
PostGIS 0.9.0
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9

<!-- MapServer version 4.4.1 OUTPUT=PNG OUTPUT=JPEG OUTPUT=WBMP
SUPPORTS=PROJ SUPPORTS=FREETYPE SUPPORTS=WMS_SERVER SUPPORTS=WMS_CLIENT
SUPPORTS=WFS_SERVER SUPPORTS=WFS_CLIENT SUPPORTS=WCS_SERVER
INPUT=POSTGIS INPUT=ORACLESPATIAL INPUT=OGR INPUT=GDAL INPUT=SHAPEFILE -->

The error message looks strange to me, never saw that one. Especially
the part:
"oid::text from WHERE &amp;&amp;"
Anybody any idea? See the MAP-file DATA string at the bottom.

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<?xml version='1.0' encoding="ISO-8859-1" standalone="no" ?>
<!DOCTYPE ServiceExceptionReport SYSTEM
"http://schemas.opengeospatial.net/wms/1.1.1/exception_1_1_1.dtd">
<ServiceExceptionReport version="1.1.1">
<ServiceException>
msDrawMap(): Image handling error. Failed to draw layer named
&#39;poly&#39;.
prep_DB(): Query error. Error executing POSTGIS DECLARE (the actual
query) statement: &#39;DECLARE mycursor BINARY CURSOR FOR SELECT
asbinary(force_collection(force_2d()),&#39;NDR&#39;),oid::text from
WHERE &amp;&amp; setSRID(&#39;BOX3D(3275833.33333155
5400833.33332511,3524166.66666667 5649166.66666667)&#39;::BOX3D,
find_srid(&#39;&#39;,&#39;&#39;,&#39;&#39;) )&#39; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;

Postgresql reports the error as &#39;FEHLER: Fehler »syntax error« bei
»WHERE« at character 104
&#39;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;

More Help:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;

Error with POSTGIS data variable. You specified &#39;&amp;lt;check your
.map file&amp;gt;&#39;.&lt;br&gt;

Standard ways of specifiying are : &lt;br&gt;
(1) &#39;geometry_column from geometry_table&#39; &lt;br&gt;
(2) &#39;geometry_column from (&amp;lt;sub query&amp;gt;) as foo using
unique &amp;lt;column name&amp;gt; using SRID=&amp;lt;srid#&amp;gt;&#39;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;

Make sure you put in the &#39;using unique &amp;lt;column
name&amp;gt;&#39; and &#39;using SRID=#&#39; clauses in.

&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For more help, please see
http://postgis.refractions.net/documentation.php

&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mappostgis.c - version of Jan 23/2004.

msPOSTGISLayerParseData(): Query error. Error parsing POSTGIS data
variable. Must contain &#39;geometry_column from table_name&#39; or
&#39;geom from (subselect) as foo&#39; (couldnt find &#39; from &#39;).
More help: &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;

Error with POSTGIS data variable. You specified &#39;SELECT the_geom
FROM (SELECT the_geom AS the_geom, betrnr AS betrnr, jahr AS jahr, oid
AS oid FROM user_polygon) AS foo USING UNIQUE oid SRID=31467&#39;.&lt;br&gt;
Standard ways of specifiying are : &lt;br&gt;
(1) &#39;geometry_column from geometry_table&#39; &lt;br&gt;
(2) &#39;geometry_column from (&amp;lt;sub query&amp;gt;) as foo using
unique &amp;lt;column name&amp;gt; using SRID=&amp;lt;srid#&amp;gt;&#39;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;

Make sure you put in the &#39;using unique &amp;lt;column
name&amp;gt;&#39; and &#39;using SRID=#&#39; clauses in.

&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For more help, please see
http://postgis.refractions.net/documentation.php

&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mappostgis.c - version of Jan 23/2004.

</ServiceException>

</ServiceExceptionReport>
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The history of my helplessness from bottom to top. We've tried the
SELECTS with capitals, repeated uses of 'USING' etc. wont work.

DATA "SELECT the_geom FROM (SELECT the_geom AS the_geom, betrnr AS
betrnr, jahr AS jahr, oid AS oid FROM user_polygon) AS foo USING UNIQUE
user_polygon.oid USING SRID=31467"

# DATA "the_geom FROM (SELECT the_geom AS the_geom, betrnr AS betrnr,
jahr AS jahr, oid AS oid FROM user_polygon) AS foo USING UNIQUE oid
USING SRID=31467"

# DATA "SELECT the_geom FROM (SELECT the_geom AS the_geom, betrnr AS
betrnr, jahr AS jahr, oid AS oid FROM user_polygon) AS foo USING UNIQUE
oid USING SRID=31467;"

# DATA "SELECT the_geom FROM (SELECT the_geom AS the_geom, betrnr AS
betrnr, jahr AS jahr, oid AS oid FROM user_polygon) AS foo USING UNIQUE
oid USING SRID=31467"

# DATA "the_geom FROM (SELECT the_geom AS the_geom, betrnr AS betrnr,
jahr AS jahr, oid AS oid FROM user_polygon) as foo using unique oid
using SRID=31467"

# DATA 'the_geom FROM (SELECT betrnr, jahr FROM user_polygon) AS foo
USING UNIQUE SRID=31467'

# DATA "the_geom FROM user_polygon"


Best regards,
Arnulf.