[mapserver-users] High resolution printing

Tue Sep 30 16:16:13 PDT 2008

Thanks Stephen. I solved it (crudely) by changing mapserv.exe to mapserv.pdf in my cgi-bin directory.

Robert

>>> Stephen Woodbridge <woodbri at swoodbridge.com> 1/10/2008 1:15 p.m. >>>
Sounds like you need to issue an HTTP header(s) like:

Content-Disposition: filename=mapserver.pdf

but, I'm not sure how to do that from mapserver without some additional 
research.

-Steve W

Robert Sanson wrote:
> 
> I am using OpenLayers to formulate the Mapserver request for a PDF map, 
> specifying the output resolution in pixels. I read somewhere that 
> default Mapserver is compiled with up to 4000x4000 pixel images? If you 
> need higher than this, you have to set some variables in the source code 
> and recompile.
>  
> Anyway, I get a PDF generated, but my problem is that it comes back with 
> a filename of mapserv.exe and my Browser won't recognise it as a PDF. 
> How can I open the PDF in a new window automatically, so I can print it?
>  
> Thanks,
>  
> Robert Sanson
> 
>  >>> Dan Little <danlittle at yahoo.com> 1/10/2008 10:42 a.m. >>>
> If you'd like a PHP approach to this problem you can check out the 
> GeoMOOSE project, and our print.php script.
> 
> It uses GD and FPDF.
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
>  > From: Rob McCulley <RMcCulley at county24.com>
>  > To: mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org 
>  > Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 4:33:37 PM
>  > Subject: RE: [mapserver-users] High resolution printing
>  >
>  > I'm working on the same thing right now.  The first option is to
>  > generate a high resolution raster image from mapserver and then user
>  > reportlab to put that into a .pdf.  The problem with this is the file
>  > size of the resulting .pdf is large, and the vectors still don't look as
>  > good as they could.
>  >
>  > What I've been working on now is using reportlab and svglib.  I create a
>  > high resolution .jpg of just the raster layers from mapserver, and then
>  > I create an .svg file of the vector layers.  I use svglib to convert the
>  > .svg file into a reportlab graphics object, and draw that on top of the
>  > raster into a .pdf document.  The file size is still large, but the
>  > vectors look much better.  The problem I'm having now is that not all of
>  > mapservers labeling options are available to svg output (namely, you
>  > can't wrap labels).
>  >
>  > http://www.reportlab.org/ 
>  > http://pypi.python.org/pypi/svglib/0.6.0 
>  >
>  >
>  > Rob McCulley
>  > GIS Coordinator
>  > County of Vermilion River
>  >
>  >
>  > -----Original Message-----
>  > From: mapserver-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org 
>  > [mailto:mapserver-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Brent
>  > Fraser
>  > Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 3:16 PM
>  > To: Milo van der Linden
>  > Cc: mapserver-users
>  > Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] High resolution printing
>  >
>  > Milo,
>  >
>  >     It will likely involve several changes to Mapserver's mappdf.c
>  > (see
>  > http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/mapserver-users/2008-April/055593.html)
>  > . 
>  >
>  > Brent Fraser
>  >
>  > Milo van der Linden wrote:
>  > > Hello list!
>  > >
>  > > I have been searching the web for tips and tricks, but basically what
>  > I
>  > > need is a method or procedure or (commercial) tool that can enhance my
>  >
>  > > mapserver installation to enable high resolution printing.
>  > >
>  > > What I am looking for is the best practice to:
>  > >
>  > > - Add a button to our website
>  > > - Let the button start a script or program that processes the active
>  > > layers in the map view based upon the current extent
>  > > - Generate a mixture of high-res images and optionally svg or alike
>  > for
>  > > linework
>  > > - combine the works in a pdf
>  > > - present the pdf for download to the user
>  > >
>  > > I would also like to know if there are any commercial, mapserver
>  > based,
>  > > solutions for this. I am also willing to hire an expert to achieve
>  > this.
>  > >
>  > > Any ideas?
>  > >
>  > > Kind regards,
>  > >
>  > > Milo van der Linden
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