Help needed with using .tab files with MapServer {Scanned} {Scanned}

[Fawcett, David]

Status DEFAULT will display your layer 

Status ON makes the layer available for display (and query), but you need to explicitly include the layer name in the URL to make the layer display  e.g. '&layer=roads'

David.

David Fawcett
Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance
david.fawcett at moea.state.mn.us
651.215.0200


-----Original Message-----
From: UMN MapServer Users List [mailto:MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU]On
Behalf Of Beales, Joe
Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 7:14 AM
To: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU
Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Help needed with using .tab files
with MapServer {Scanned} {Scanned}


Hi Zoltan,

At Last, I've got my map! Thanks!
But I don't understand, what is the difference between STATUS DEFAULT
and STATUS ON?

Many thanks,

Joe

-----Original Message-----
From: UMN MapServer Users List [mailto:MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU] On
Behalf Of Siki Zoltan
Sent: 11 May 2005 14:56
To: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU
Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Help needed with using .tab files
with MapServer {Scanned} {Scanned}

Hi Joe,

First of all try STATUS DEFAULT in the layer section.
Second remove any projection parameter from your map file.
It should work, I use MapInfo tabs a lot in mapserver

Bye
Zoltan

On Wed, 11 May 2005, Beales, Joe wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm new to MapServer and I'm having problems in producing a map from 
> Mapinfo files.
> I've got Mapserver 4.5 installed (with ogr support) on apache 2 under 
> Windows XP Pro. (I've downloaded some tutorials and got them producing

> the correct results.) I've searched the mail list archive and seen 
> some people have had the same problem but I can't find a definitive 
> answer.
>
> I've used ogrinfo to try and get the correct extent and units.
> Below is the Map file I'm using, I am missing something?
> I've tried various projections but they don't seem to make a
difference.
> I've also tried referencing a non-existent .TAB file in the CONNECTION

> parameter and don't receive any errors is that normal?
> All I get is a blank gif.
>
> MAP
>   DEBUG ON
>   NAME "Testing"
>   EXTENT 57.308593 -20.525013 57.806386 -19.981773
>   UNITS DD
>   SHAPEPATH "C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache/htdocs/maur/"
>   IMAGETYPE PNG
>   IMAGECOLOR 255 255 200
>   STATUS ON
>   SIZE 400 400
>
>   PROJECTION
>     #"init=epsg:4326"
>     "proj=latlong"
>     "ellps=WGS84"
>   END
>
>  WEB
>   LOG "C:\mapserv_err.txt"
>   TEMPLATE "printable.html"
>   IMAGEPATH "C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/htdocs/tmp/"
>   IMAGEURL "/tmp/"
>  END
>
>  LAYER
>     NAME "Districts"
>     DEBUG ON
>     TYPE POLYGON
>     CONNECTIONTYPE OGR
>     CONNECTION "C:/Program Files/Apache 
> Group/Apache2/htdocs/maur/District.TAB"
>     #DATA "District"
>     STATUS ON
>
>     PROJECTION
>        #"init=epsg:4326"
>        "proj=latlong"
>        "ellps=WGS84"
>      END
>      #STYLEITEM "AUTO"
>     CLASS
>       OUTLINECOLOR 0 0 0
>       COLOR 128 128 128
>      END
>  END
> END
>
> Part Results from ogrinfo:
>
> Layer name: District
> Geometry: Polygon
> Feature Count: 9
> Extent: (57.308593, -20.525013) - (57.806386, -19.981773) Layer SRS 
> WKT:
> GEOGCS["unnamed",
>     DATUM["WGS_1984",
>         SPHEROID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563],
>         TOWGS84[0,0,0,0,0,0,0]],
>     PRIMEM["Greenwich",0],
>     UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]]
>
>
> Also can anyone point me in the direction of any online resources 
> intended for peole just getting started with MapServer?
> Regards,
>
> Joe Beales.
>
>