Mapserver WMS & ArcGIS : Connnection Problem

[Barend K ö bben]

Hi,

It might be as simple as adding a & behind the URL...


On 23-02-2007 11:30, "Stefan Schwarzer" <stefan.schwarzer at GRID.UNEP.CH>
wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> i read in a couple of posts that it is possible to connect with
> ArcGIS 9.0 SP 3 to WMS. I can indeed open in ArcCatalog the dialog
> box and enter the URL ( http://gridca.grid.unep.ch/cgi-bin/mapserv?
> map=/www/geodataportal/htdocs/mod_map/geo_wms_y_2004.map ) but then
> it says "Failed to connect to server"... But if I type the address
> into any browser, it does work fine (I mean, error message, ok,
> because no parameter was specified...).
> 
> GetCapabilties:
> http://gridca.grid.unep.ch/cgi-bin/mapserv?map=/www/geodataportal/
> htdocs/mod_map/ 
> geo_wms_y_2004.map&service=wms&version=1.1.1&request=getcapabilities
> 
> GetMap:
> http://gridca.grid.unep.ch/cgi-bin/mapserv?map=/www/geodataportal/
> htdocs/mod_map/ 
> geo_wms_y_2004.map&service=wms&version=1.1.1&request=getmap&layers=gdp_c
> apita,int_boundary_lines,continent_outlines
> 
> Any idea why this could be?
> 
> Thanks for any hints!

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