WMS server - legend graphic/symbology

[Kevin Grootendorst]

Bart,
Thanks for your suggestion.
I added NAME " " to the CLASS object and everything works as expected.

Do you know why ALL the wms layers would be turned 'on' while viewing in
ArcMap?  I assumed that only the layers with STATUS ON would be visible
initially.

The log that ArcMap sends is as follows:
"GET /cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=/web/maplab-
2.2/Pelee/Pelee.map&VERSION=1.1.1&REQUEST=GetMap&SRS=EPSG:26917&BBOX=298978.
084774465,4606186.14109543,512740.303618177,4785860.76331283&WIDTH=972&HEIGH
T=817&LAYERS=Municipalities_coarse,Cities&STYLES=&EXCEPTIONS=application/vnd
.ogc.se_xml&FORMAT=image/png&BGCOLOR=0xFFFFFF&TRANSPARENT=TRUE HTTP/1.1"
200 53798

The 'cities' layer is set to Status OFF, but still draws when the service
is first added to ArcMap.

Kevin
On Fri, 24 Jun 2005 16:48:29 +0200, Bart van den Eijnden <BEN at SYNCERA-
ITSOLUTIONS.NL> wrote:

>You always need to add a NAME to the CLASS which you want Mapserver to
show in the legend.
>
>Not sure if this will get you through showing the legend in ArcMap though.
Try and log the request that ArcMap is sending.
>
>Does Mapserver put a LegendURL in your WMS capabilities and does it work?
I am assuming ArcMap will use that for input.
>
>Best regards,
>Bart
>
>Bart van den Eijnden
>Syncera IT Solutions
>Postbus 270
>2600 AG  DELFT
>
>tel.nr.: 015-7512436
>email: BEN at Syncera-ITSolutions.nl
>
>>>> Kevin Grootendorst <kgrootendorst at BAIRD.COM> 06/24/05 04:44pm >>>
>Hi,
>I have a map file which I'm setting up as a WMS server, so that I can view
>my data in ArcMap 9.
>I'm successful in viewing the WMS in ArcMap, however it does not contain a
>graphic in the legend.  In other words, the layers draw correctly (with
>same colors as in the map file), but the legend does not indicate any
>symbology.
>
>Any ideas how I can get the legend symbology to show?
>Using MS 4.4 on win2000.
>
>Below is a snippet from my .map file:
>(web definition:)
>WEB
>    IMAGEPATH "C:/web/ms_tmp/"
>    IMAGEURL "/ms_tmp/"
>  METADATA
>     "wms_title" "Pelee WMS"
>     "wms_onlineresource" "http://maps.baird.com/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?
>map=/web/maplab-2.2/Pelee/Pelee.map&"
>     "wms_srs" "EPSG:26917"
>     "wms_abstract" "Pelee WMS server"
>            "wms_style" ""
>   END
>  END # END OF WEB SECTION
>
>(layer definition):
>LAYER
>    #NAME "Municipalities (coarse)"
>    NAME "Municipalities_coarse"
>    GROUP "BASE"
>    METADATA
> "wms_title" "Municipalities"
>        "wms_srs" "EPSG:26917"
> "wms_style" ""
>        "wms_group_title"  "base"
>    END
>    STATUS on
>    DATA "./Municipalities"
>    TYPE POLYGON
>    UNITS METERS
>    TEMPLATE "ttt"
>    SIZEUNITS PIXELS
>    TOLERANCE 0
>    TOLERANCEUNITS PIXELS
>    LABELITEM "NAME"
>    CLASS
>    LABEL
>        TYPE BITMAP
>        SIZE tiny
>        POSITION cc
>        OFFSET 0 0
>        COLOR 100 100 100
>        #SHADOWSIZE 1 1
> OUTLINECOLOR 255 255 255
>      END
>      STYLE
>        SYMBOL 8
>        OUTLINECOLOR 0 0 0
>        BACKGROUNDCOLOR 99 99 99
>        SIZE 2
>      END
>    END
>  END