[mapserver-users] Error while getting flash output

Yewondwossen Assefa yassefa at dmsolutions.ca
Wed Apr 1 06:55:22 PDT 2009


The error message seems to indicate that you did not build MapServer 
with  ming support. Can you do mapserv -v on the command like and check 
if you have OUTPUT=SWF?

Subha Ramakrishnan wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I am trying to get flash output from mapserver. I have compliled my 
> mapserver 5.2.2 with flash support.
> But when i request for a layer, I am getting the following error:
> "loadOutputFormat(): General error message. OUTPUTFORMAT clause 
> references driver SWF, but this driver isn't configured. "
> 
> This is my url:
> "http://localhost/cgi-bin/mapserv?MAP=flashlayer.map&TRANSPARENT=true&LAYERS=flashlayer&FORMAT=image%2Fswf&PROJECTION=EPSG%3A4326&REPROJECT=false& 
> 
> UNITS=m&SERVICE=WMS&VERSION=1.1.1&REQUEST=GetMap&STYLES=&EXCEPTIONS=application%2Fvnd.ogc.se_inimage&SRS=EPSG%3A900913& 
> 
> BBOX=4235678.0892222235,859902.5737739494,13628260.123222224,4404134.700666138&WIDTH=1920&HEIGHT=724" 
> 
> 
> Mapfile is as follows:(initial part with projection , extent etc truncated)
> 
>  OUTPUTFORMAT
>    NAME "swf"
>    MIMETYPE "application/x-shockwave-flash"
>    DRIVER "swf"
>    IMAGEMODE PC256
>    FORMATOPTION "OUTPUT_MOVIE=MULTIPLE"
>  END
>  
>  layer
>  name flashlayer
>  connectiontype postgis
>  connection "user= postgres dbname=flashtable host=localhost"
>  type polygon
>    group world
>    dump true
>    METADATA
>      "RESULT_FIELDS" "__ibp__id"
>      "SWFDUMPATTRIBUTES" "__ibp__id"
>    END
>    template "template.html"
>    projection
>      "init=epsg:4326"
>    end
>    transparency 65
>    status on
>    data "topology from flashtest using unique id using SRID = -1"
>    classitem "country"
>    class
>        name "INDIA"
>        expression "INDIA"
>        style
>            color 139 242 144
>            outlinecolor 000 000 000
>        end
>    end
> end
> 
> Can some one please guide me as how to get the output in flash after 
> enabling the support?
> 
> Thanks a lot for any help.
> 
> Subha
> 
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