Map fails to display in interactive mode (&mode=browse). Help!

[Jeff McKenna]

Since you are an MS4W user you can download the "MapServer Itasca Demo 
Application" MS4W package, which is a CGI demo already configured, and 
follow what it does 
(http://www.maptools.org/ms4w/index.phtml?page=downloads.html).


kreshna_iceheart at yahoo.com wrote:
> So I'm experimenting with MapServer on my notebook
> with Windows XP SP2, Apache 2.0.54, and MapServer for
> Windows (MS4W) 1.2.2.
> 
> My file placement scheme is fairly complex, because I
> put map-related files (.MAP, .SHP, etc) and HTML files
> on different folders. Here's the folders where I put
> map-related files:
> C:\mapfiles\mapfile\
> C:\mapfiles\shp\
> C:\mapfiles\font\
> C:\mapfiles\simbol\
> 
> And here's the folders where I put HTML templates and
> TEMP files:
> C:\ms4w\Apache\htdocs\html\
> C:\ms4w\Apache\htdocs\temp\
> C:\ms4w\Apache\cgi-bin\ -=> where mapserv.exe
>  resides
> 
> 
> I do not use absolute folder hierarchy in my URL
> references, though. Instead, I use relative folder
> hierarchy. For example, here's how I write the URL on
> my browser, to call a map file from the folder where
> mapserv.exe resides (traversing from
> C:\ms4w\Apache\cgi-bin\to C:\mapfiles\mapfile\):
> http://localhost/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=../../../mapfiles/mapfile/map01.map&layers=All&mode=map
> 
> 
> And
>  here's how I specify the SHP folders from my map
> files.
>   SHAPEPATH "../shp"
>   FONTSET "../font/font.dat"
>   SYMBOLSET "../simbol/simbol.sym"
>   IMAGECOLOR 210 233 255  # biru muda
> 
>   WEB
>      TEMPLATE
> '../../ms4w/Apache/htdocs/html/map01_tmp1.html'
>      IMAGEPATH '../../ms4w/Apache/htdocs/temp/'
>      IMAGEURL '../../ms4w/Apache/htdocs/temp/'
> 
> 
> So as you see above, I use relative folder hierarchy
> to specify those folders (IMO it's a good practice in
> linux environment).
> 
> 
> So far, I have created various map files and I haven't
> had any problems displaying maps (SHP layers) in
> static mode (&mode=map).
> 
> 
> Then I tried to use interactive 
> mode (&mode=browse). I have created a map file for
> that purpose, and I have made the necessary HTML
> template file and the HTML legends file. I attached
> those files with this mail:
> - map file: map01.map
> - HTML template: map01_tmp1.html
> - HTML legends: map01_leg.html
> 
> First, I tested my map file in static mode, and the
> maps are displayed correctly without problems.
> However, when I try to call the map file in browse
> mode, the map just failed to display. All I got is
> just red "X" where the map should be displayed.
> 
> (I cannot attach the screenshots because they're
> larger than 80k)
> 
> I have confirmed that it is not the problem with my
> browser; I have tried another browser (Opera) and the
> problem stays. Besides, non-MapServer web pages (like
> Google, etc) display pictures with no problem.
> 
> And when I checked the TEMP folder
> (C:\ms4w\Apache\htdocs\temp\), MapServer actually
> CREATED all those temporary GIF files whenever I open
> the map file using browser mode. In fact, when I view
> the resulting HTML codes from my browser, the page
> DOES refer to the temporary .GIF files being created
> by MapServer. I attached the resulting HTML code as
> well (03_the_resulting_html_code.txt).
> 
> Alas, the page just does not display those temporary
> .GIF files --it just displays all the red "X" marks.
> 
> So what's wrong here? Is it the fault of my browser?
> But I have tried other browser and the problem stays. 
> 
> Or maybe because my complex folder scheme? Probably
> because I use relative folder hierarcy to call the
> necessary files? But all map files I have created have
> no problems at all displaying the maps in static mode.
> 
> Or maybe there's a component I forgot to install?
> 
> Help!
> -Kresh
> 
> 
> 
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Jeff McKenna
DM Solutions Group Inc.
http://www.dmsolutions.ca