[mapserver-users] Using space in layer's name?

[Jeff McKenna]

Jukka is right, layernames with spaces will throw warnings in a WMS 
GetCapabilities request.  Advice: never use spaces in a layername, period.



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Jeff McKenna
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kreshna_iceheart at yahoo.com wrote:
> Er, nope. I'm not using WMS.
> 
> 
> --- On Wed, 8/20/08, Rahkonen Jukka <Jukka.Rahkonen at mmmtike.fi> wrote:
> 
>> From: Rahkonen Jukka <Jukka.Rahkonen at mmmtike.fi>
>> Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] Using space in layer's name?
>> To: kreshna_iceheart at yahoo.com, mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org
>> Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2008, 2:46 AM
>> Hi,
>>
>> Are you using WMS?In the document "WMS servers with
>> MapServer"
>> http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/docs/howto/wms_server
>> reads:
>> #
>> Layer Name and wms_title metadata:
>> Every individual layer needs its own unique name and title.
>> Layer names are also used in GetMap and GetFeatureInfo
>> requests to refer to layers that should be included in the
>> map output and in the query. Layer names must start with a
>> letter when setting up a WMS server (layer names should not
>> start with a digit or have spaces in them). 
>>
>> I believe that spaces in layer names are not allowed by WMS
>> standard, but I may be wrong.  I do also believe that
>> MapServer cgi supports them, at least I can find example map
>> files with layers named like "my layer".  
>>
>> -Jukka Rahkonen-
>>
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>>> kreshna_iceheart at yahoo.com
>>> Lähetetty: 20. elokuuta 2008 8:40
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>>> Aihe: [mapserver-users] Using space in layer's
>> name?
>>> I'm using MapServer 5.0.2.
>>>
>>> I have two layers: the first is named "jaringan
>> ipal dan 
>>> iplt" (layer name contains space character),
>> while the second 
>>> is named "jaringan_telepon" (does not
>> contain space).
>>> I am using the [layers] parameter to dynamically pass
>> my 
>>> layers to another template for printing purpose. Alas,
>>> because one layer contains space, that particular
>> layer is 
>>> not passed at all. Here is the contents of the
>> [layers] parameter:
>>>
>> &layers=jaringan%20ipal%20dan%20iplt%20jaringan_telepon
>>> The layer "jaringan_telepon" is displayed
>> correctly, but the 
>>> layer "jaringan ipal dan iplt" fails to
>> display, because 
>>> MapServer takes the space character (%20) as
>> delimiter.
>>> I tried to use the parameter [layers_esc] instead, and
>> here 
>>> is the contents of the [layers_esc]:
>>>
>>> &layers=jaringan+ipal+dan+iplt+jaringan%5Ftelepon
>>>
>>> Here, the layer "jaringan ipal dan iplt"
>> still fails to 
>>> display, because MapServer replaces the space with
>> "+" (plus 
>>> sign), which is also used as delimiter.
>>>
>>> Thus, not even [layers_esc] allows us to use space
>> character 
>>> in layer's name. Is there any other way to use
>> layer with 
>>> space character in its name, then?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> -Kresh
>>>