MapServer Beginner Stuck

[Fawcett, David]

David, 
 
Either change your layer to say STATUS DEFAULT or add the layer to your
URL.  e.g. 
 
http://localhost:8080/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?MAP=/ms4w/apache/htdocs/test/t
est.map&mode=map&layer=Installation  
 
The status thing catches a lot of people.
 
David.

	-----Original Message-----
	From: UMN MapServer Users List
[mailto:MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU] On Behalf Of drk mattr
	Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 2:39 PM
	To: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU
	Subject: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] MapServer Beginner Stuck
	
	
	I've been following MapServer from afar on James Fee's blog and
I've finally decided to take the plunge.  I'm a long time ArcIMS
developer so these concepts in MapServer aren't that far off from what
I'm used to doing, but I have to admit I'm at a loss at getting my first
WMS service up and running.
	
	 
	
	I installed MS4W and have that running.  The Demo runs
perfectly, but when I try and create my own .map file, I seem to have
hit a wall.  This is the contents of my mapfile.
	
	 
	
	MAP
	    NAME Installation
	    SIZE 800 500
	    IMAGECOLOR 240 240 240
	    EXTENT 582919.88200 4182989.235900 610195.822000
4207241.321900
	    UNITS METERS
	    PROJECTION
	      "init=EPSG:32616"
	    END
	    WEB
	        IMAGEPATH "/ms4w/tmp/ms_tmp/"
	        IMAGEURL "/ms_tmp/"
	    END
	 
	 LAYER
	  NAME "Installation"
	  TYPE POLYGON
	  STATUS ON
	  DATA "Installation_Area.shp"
	  
	  CLASS
	   NAME 'Installation'
	   OUTLINECOLOR 60 60 60
	   COLOR 255 255 0
	   SYMBOL 0
	  END
	 END 
	END
	
	
	
	Now when I test it, I get a blank grey background.
	
	 
	
	
http://localhost:8080/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?MAP=/ms4w/apache/htdocs/test/t
est.map&mode=map
	
	 
	
	I'm sure there is something here I'm overlooking, but I just
can't seem to debug it.  Any direction would be wonderful.
	 
	Thanks,
	 
	David
	
	
	
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