where to save .map files on Windows?

[Fawcett, David]

Wouter, 

For testing purposes, it really doesn't matter where you store your .map
file.  Just create a folder that is accessible by your CGI, most likely
anywhere on your Windows machine will work.  

The reason that it doesn't matter where you put it is that you have to
tell MapServer where your .map file is.  If you are calling MapServer
directly from the URL, you need to specify the location of the .map file
using a URL variable.  e.g.
http://localhost/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=c:/myfirstmapserverapp/mymapfil
e.map

If the example that you are using is using a html template to call with
MapServer, there is likely a html input of type 'hidden' on the page
that looks somethign like map="/home/mapdata" and you will want to
change that to map="c:\myfirstmapserverapp\mymapfile.map" or whatever
the path to your map file is.  

David.

  

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Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 8:37 AM
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Subject: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] where to save .map files on Windows?


Hi, I am just starting with mapserver. I've installed it on my Windows
computer but am already stuck with creating my first example. I bought
the book "beginning mapserver" and with the first example it says to
store the .map file in /home/mapdata but I cannot find that map anywhere
in my installation. I tried to store directly in apps, htdocs and in
cgi-bin but I keep getting the message "msLoadMap(): Unable to access
file. (hello.map)" Because I get that message, I assume that
mapserver.exe in cgi-bin is working allright. It is probably to obvious,
but I cannot find it out. Please help!

Wouter