PostGIS Connection Trouble

[Sean Gillies]

http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=623

Sean

On Jan 20, 2005, at 10:38 AM, Steven Monai wrote:

> Whoops, guess I should be a little more observant. You're using a
> recent
> version of MapServer. Is it possible that the PostGIS-keyword-case bug
> is
> still alive?
>
> -Steve M.
> --
>
>
>
> On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 18:05:19 +0100, Arnulf Christl
> <arnulf.christl at CCGIS.DE> wrote:
>
>> 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=3DPNG OUTPUT=3DJPEG OUTPUT=3DWBMP
>> SUPPORTS=3DPROJ SUPPORTS=3DFREETYPE SUPPORTS=3DWMS_SERVER
>> SUPPORTS=3DWMS_CL=
> IENT
>> SUPPORTS=3DWFS_SERVER SUPPORTS=3DWFS_CLIENT SUPPORTS=3DWCS_SERVER
>> INPUT=3DPOSTGIS INPUT=3DORACLESPATIAL INPUT=3DOGR INPUT=3DGDAL
>> INPUT=3DSHAP=
> EFILE -->
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> ###
>> <?xml version=3D'1.0' encoding=3D"ISO-8859-1" standalone=3D"no" ?>
>> <!DOCTYPE ServiceExceptionReport SYSTEM
>> "http://schemas.opengeospatial.net/wms/1.1.1/exception_1_1_1.dtd">
>> <ServiceExceptionReport version=3D"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 =C2=BBsyntax
>> error=C2=AB=
>  bei
>> =C2=BBWHERE=C2=AB 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=3D&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=3D#&#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=3D31467&#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=3D&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=3D#&#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>
>> ###
>>
>> 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=3D31467"
>>
>> # 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=3D31467"
>>
>> # 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=3D31467;"
>>
>> # 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=3D31467"
>>
>> # 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=3D31467"
>>
>> # DATA 'the_geom FROM (SELECT betrnr, jahr FROM user_polygon) AS foo
>> USING UNIQUE SRID=3D31467'
>>
>> # DATA "the_geom FROM user_polygon"
>>
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Arnulf.
>