[mapserver-users] Question on MapServer tutorials

[Alan Boudreault]

Hi Graham,

The map parameter is always an absolute path to the mapfile. Not a relative or 
a web path (alias) neither. Currently, you are using a Unix system path. You 
should use the proper Windows path in the URL:

http://...?map=C:\ms4w\apps\tutorial\mapfiles\a_mapfile.map&otherOption=...

Alan

On November 3, 2009 06:47:54 am graham_allan wrote:
> Dear all,
> 
> 
> 
> I'm currently trying to follow the MapServer tutorials
> <http://mapserver.org/tutorial/example1-1.html#example1-1>  by Pericles S.
> Nacionales, I have successful downloaded and installed both the tutorial
> data and MS4W <http://maptools.org/ms4w/>  distribution but when I try the
> URL in the first example
> <http://mapserver.org/tutorial/example1-1.html#example1-1>  I get the
> following error:
> 
> 
> 
> msLoadMap(): Unable to access file.
> (/ms4w/apps/tutorial/htdocs/example1-1.map)
> 
> 
> 
> I'm running Windows Vista and have amended the example1-1.map file in
> C:\ms4w\apps\tutorial\mapfiles as required.
> 
> 
> 
> If I amend the URL to:
> 
> 
> 
> http://localhost/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=/ms4w/apps/tutorial/mapfiles/examp
> l e1-1.map
> <http://localhost/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=/ms4w/apps/tutorial/mapfiles/exam
> p le1-1.map&layer=states&mode=map> &layer=states&mode=map
> 
> 
> 
> The map is displayed as shown in the tutorial, however, I'm not sure if the
> problem is due to a configuration error on may part or whether the URL in
> the tutorial is wrong (this seems unlikely).
> 
> 
> 
> Does anybody know which configuration files/options I need to amend?
> 
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> Thanks
> 
> 
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> 
> 
> Graham
> 
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> 
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