MapServer 4.4.1 Demo

[Brent Fraser]

Christine,

  Did mapserv generate html when you executed it from the command prompt?

The fact that mapserver didn't crash leads me to believe the problem is with the IIS configuration of the workshop demo directory, likely write access to the tmp directory.  Did you set write access for the tmp directory using IIS Manager?

Brent

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Lisi, Christine 
  To: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU 
  Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 9:31 AM
  Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] MapServer 4.4.1 Demo


  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


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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%2Fworkshop%2Fitasca.map&program=%2Fcgi-bin%2Fmapserv.exe&root=%2Fworkshop&map_web_imagepath=%2Finetpub%2Fwwwroot%2Ftmp%2F&map_web_imageurl=%2Ftmp%2F&map_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 

    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

     
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