MapServer 4.4.1 Demo

Wed Mar 9 11:31:11 EST 2005

I ran the mapserv QUERY_STRING and it returned to a command prompt with
no errors.  I guess I can assume that no .dll's are missing.  Someone
else on the list mentioned using forward slashes instead of backslashes
in the html file variables.  I will try that.  If you have any input on
that I would welcome it.

Thanks, Brent.

Christine Lisi
Application Specialist

Management Information Systems * City of Delray Beach * 100 NW First
Avenue, Delray Beach, FL 33444

Phone, 561-243-7142 * Fax, 561-243-7166 * eMail, Lisi at MyDelrayBeach.com
<mailto:Lisi at MyDelrayBeach.com> 

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From: UMN MapServer Users List [mailto:MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU] On
Behalf Of Brent Fraser
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 11:16 AM
To: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU
Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] MapServer 4.4.1 Demo

Christine,

  In your first example it appears that mapserver was reading the map
file but crashed for some reason.  In the second example it couldn't
find the map file because it expects a file system path not a url.  So
the first example is good, but the second is not (mapserver just handled
the second case a lot better!).

The crash is likely due to a missing dll required by mapserver.  

You can run mapserv.exe from the command line to get messages about
missing dlls.  Here are the steps:

1. Open a command prompt window on your server

2. cd to the location of mapserv.exe

3. type in

        mapserv QUERY_STRING="

4. Copy the query string from the your browser address bar  and paste it
into the command window.  The query string should look like:

layer=lakespy2&layer=dlgstln2&zoomsize=2&map=%2Finetpub%2Fwwwroot%2Fwork
shop%2Fitasca.map&program=%2Fcgi-bin%2Fmapserv.exe&root=%2Fworkshop&map_
web_imagepath=%2Finetpub%2Fwwwroot%2Ftmp%2F&map_web_imageurl=%2Ftmp%2F&m
ap_web_template=itasca_basic.html

5. Add a double quote to the end of the string and press return.

If a dll is missing, the operating system will show a dialog box giving
the name of the dll.

Brent Fraser

        ----- Original Message ----- 

        From: Lisi, Christine <mailto:lisi at MYDELRAYBEACH.COM>  

        To: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU 

        Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 8:31 AM

        Subject: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] MapServer 4.4.1 Demo

        I've installed MapServer and successfully received the "No query
information to decode.  QUERY_STRING is set, but empty." message.  Now I
am trying to get the MapServer 4.4.1 Demo to work.  (Windows Server
2003, IIS6, MapServer 4.4.1)

        Here are the steps I have taken:

        1.             Copied the WORKSHOP folder to C:\Inetpub\wwwroot

        2.             Created a tmp folder inside
C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\workshop and gave the IUSR account Read/Write/Execute
permissions

        3.             Set default page to INDEX.HTML in IIS

        4.             Changed Execute Permissions in IIS to allow
SCRIPTS and EXECUTABLES.

        5.             Edited INDEX.HTML file as follows (edits in
bold):

        <!-- EDIT THE FORM ACTION -->

        <form name="demo" method="GET"
action="http:\\esgisrv001\cgi-bin\mapserv.exe" onSubmit="submit_form()">

              <input type="hidden" name="layer" value="lakespy2">

              <input type="hidden" name="layer" value="dlgstln2">

              <input type="hidden" name="zoomsize" value=2>

              <!-- EDIT THESE HIDDEN VARIABLES -->

              <input type="hidden" name="map"
value="C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\workshop\itasca.map">

              <input type="hidden" name="program"
value="C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\cgi-bin/mapserv.exe">

              <input type="hidden" name="root"
value="C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\workshop\">

              <input type="hidden" name="map_web_imagepath"
value="C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\workshop\tmp\">

              <input type="hidden" name="map_web_imageurl"
value="C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\workshop\tmp\">

        I get the MapServer Itasca Application initial screen, but when
I click to initialize the BASIC APPLICATION using these variables I
receive the following error:

        CGI Error

        The specified CGI application misbehaved by not returning a
complete set of HTTP headers.

        6.             Edited INDEX.HTML file as follows (edits in
bold):

        <!-- EDIT THE FORM ACTION -->

            <form name="demo" method="GET"
action="http:\\esgisrv001\cgi-bin\mapserv.exe" onSubmit="submit_form()">

              <input type="hidden" name="layer" value="lakespy2">

              <input type="hidden" name="layer" value="dlgstln2">

              <input type="hidden" name="zoomsize" value=2>

              <!-- EDIT THESE HIDDEN VARIABLES -->

              <input type="hidden" name="map"
value="http:\\esgisrv001\workshop\itasca.map">

              <input type="hidden" name="program"
value="http:\\esgisrv001\cgi-bin\mapserv.exe">

              <input type="hidden" name="root"
value="http:\\esgisrv001\workshop\">

              <input type="hidden" name="map_web_imagepath"
value="http:\\esgisrv001\workshop\tmp\">

              <input type="hidden" name="map_web_imageurl"
value="http:\\esgisrv001\workshop\tmp\">

        I get the MapServer Itasca Application initial screen, but when
I click to initialize the BASIC APPLICATION using these variables I
receive the following error:

        msLoadMap(): Unable to access file.
(http:\\esgisrv001\workshop\itasca.map)

        Can anyone help?

        Thanks.

        Christine Lisi
        Application Specialist

        Management Information Systems * City of Delray Beach * 100 NW
First Avenue, Delray Beach, FL 33444

        Phone, 561-243-7142 * Fax, 561-243-7166 * eMail,
Lisi at MyDelrayBeach.com <mailto:Lisi at MyDelrayBeach.com> 

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