SLD pointsymbolizer externalgraphic trouble

Wed Jul 27 06:35:09 PDT 2005

Pagurek,Debbie [NCR] wrote:
> My maps returns fine with a simple getmap request.
> 
> The tmp directory is set to c:/ms4w/tmp/ms_tmp
> 
> Is there a way to check that mapserver is writing to that directory? Ie if I use mode=map, should it leave a temporary file there? Mode=map is giving me a map, but isn't leaving a file in that temp directory.
> 

  You can use mode=browse and that should create files in the tmp dir. 
You need to set the template in the web object :
   WEB
   TEMPLATE  "template.html"

  template.html should exist but can be empy or have something like this 
<input type="image" name="img" src="[img]">

Later,

> Debbie
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: UMN MapServer Users List [mailto:MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of Yewondwossen Assefa
> Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 4:46 PM
> To: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU
> Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] SLD pointsymbolizer externalgraphic trouble
> 
> 
> Debbie,
> 
> 
> Pagurek,Debbie [NCR] wrote:
> 
>>Assefa,
>>
>>Are nightly builds available for Windows binaries?
>>I changed my sld to show GIF instead of image/gif but it's still not 
>>working.
>>
> 
> I am not sure why It is not working for you. I basically took your 
> mapfile and change few paths to adapt  to my settings. The map file 
> points to the gmap-ms40 data. The sld I used is basically yours (I don't 
> think I modified anything). I have attached both files.
> 
> There are no nightly builds although I can put a mapserver 4.7 cvs 
> version on maptools if you need.
> 
> 
>>I realized in the examples I sent earlier that my sld didn't contain a 
>>Geometry tag. What should this field "property name" contain? A name 
>>of a field in the shapefile? the word "msGeometry"?
>>
> 
> 
> Should not matter. It is not used.
> 
> 
>>Can you think of anything else I can check on my system to test this?
>>
>>Am I missing something important in my mapfile? I've tried using my 
>>own mapfile and also the gmap75_wms.map file that comes with ms4w.
>>
>>At this point I'm just not getting any sld with an external graphic to 
>>work.  Will keep trying.
>>
>>Debbie
>>
> 
> 
>   Is your map returned with a somple getmap rquest without an sld ?
> 
>   I am also assuming that the temporaary directory and path are set 
> properly in the map file (since the graphic is downloaded and copied in 
> that directory)
> 
> 
> 
> 
>>-------------------
>>Debbie,
>>
>>  I have tested your sld with local data and the only "problem" I 
>>found
>>was that the format used is <Format>image/gif</Format> instead of 
>><Format>gif</Format>.  I have rechcked the sld specs and it specifies 
>>that the format should be of MIME type so your sld should be valid. I 
>>have corrected the test to test for GIF or image/gif (as well as PNG and 
>>image/png). (related bug is 
>>http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=1430).
>>  If possible use the latest version from cvs or until you get a new 
>>build you can use GIF as the value of the format.
>>
>>  Later,
>>
>>Pagurek,Debbie [NCR] wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I am having trouble with an SLD that should put an externalgraphic at
>>>a point. I am getting a blank map and when I do a view source I am 
>>>seeing Gobbldygook: GIF87aXÿ€ ...etc (this happens if I set 
>>>imagetype GIF or PNG), and also if I don't set IMAGETYPE at all. An 
>>>SLD that uses an external graphic for a polygon layer works fine.
>>>
>>>I am including the sld file and my mapfile as attachments, and the
>>>following is the URL I'm using.
>>>
>>>http://localhost/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=c:\ms4w\apps\chameleon-2.2\ce
>>>si\map\pix.map&version=1.1.1&service=wms&request=getmap&layers=popplac
>>>e&sld=http://localhost/chameleon/cesi/sldtest.xml
>>>
>>>I'm on Windows.
>>>MapServer version 4.6.0 OUTPUT=GIF OUTPUT=PNG OUTPUT=JPEG OUTPUT=WBMP
>>>OUTPUT=PDF OUTPUT=SWF OUTPUT=SVG SUPPORTS=PROJ SUPPORTS=FREETYPE 
>>>SUPPORTS=WMS_SERVER SUPPORTS=WMS_CLIENT SUPPORTS=WFS_SERVER 
>>>SUPPORTS=WFS_CLIENT SUPPORTS=WCS_SERVER INPUT=JPEG INPUT=POSTGIS 
>>>INPUT=OGR INPUT=GDAL INPUT=SHAPEFILE DEBUG=MSDEBUG
>>>
>>>Anybody have any ideas? Is this a bug?
>>>
>>>D. Pagurek
>>>
>>>
>>>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>--
>>>
>>><?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no" ?> 
>>><StyledLayerDescriptor version="1.0.0" 
>>>xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/sld" xmlns:ogc="http://www.opengis.net/ogc"
>>>xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
>>>xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.opengis.net/sld http://schemas.opengis.net/sld/1.0.0/StyledLayerDescriptor.xsd">
>>><Name>dp_generated_sld</Name>
>>><Title>test sld for external graphic</Title>
>>><Abstract>test</Abstract>
>>><NamedLayer>
>>>	<Name>popplace</Name>
>>>	<UserStyle>
>>>	<Name>Cities</Name>
>>>	<Title>Cities</Title>
>>>	<IsDefault>1</IsDefault>
>>>	<FeatureTypeStyle>
>>>	<Rule>
>>>		<PointSymbolizer>
>>>			<Graphic>
>>>			<ExternalGraphic>
>>>			<OnlineResource xlink:type="simple"	xlink:href="http://www.oreilly.com/animals/parrot.gif" />
>>>           <Format>image/gif</Format>
>>>			</ExternalGraphic>
>>>			<Size>44</Size>
>>>			</Graphic>
>>>		</PointSymbolizer>
>>>	</Rule>
>>>	</FeatureTypeStyle>
>>>	</UserStyle>
>>></NamedLayer>
>>></StyledLayerDescriptor>
>>
>>
> 

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