[mapserver-users] Mapserver ignore DATA in layer definition

[Lars Lingner]

Oliver Christen schrieb:
> hi
> 
> I have a mapserver 5.2.1 on a server which totally ignore the DATA in a
> postgis layer definition in my mapfile.
> 
> I can write anything I want, even gibberish, in the DATA without even
> geting an error.
> 
> This is my layer :
> 
> LAYER
>  NAME "plan_points"
>  STATUS ON
>  TYPE POINT
>  CONNECTIONTYPE POSTGIS
>  CONNECTION "dbname=sitn user=plans_intervention
> password=sitn_plans_intervention host=nesitn2"
>  #DATA 'geom from (select
> geom,oid,id,fk_obj,code,com,sf,op_saisie,rem,rotation,url_lien,owner
> from plans_intervention.plan_points) as foo'
>  #DATA "geom from (select * from test.plan_points) as foo using unique id"
>  DATA "dfsdfsdfd"
>  TEMPLATE "ttt"
>  OPACITY 100
>  CLASSITEM "code"
>  TOLERANCE 20
>  CLASS
>    STYLE
>      SYMBOL "background1"
>      SIZE 20
>      COLOR 255 255 255
>      ANGLE [rotation]
>    END
>    STYLE
>      SYMBOL "VHC1"
>      SIZE 20
>      COLOR 0 0 255
>      ANGLE [rotation]
>    END
>    TEXT ([com])
>    LABEL
>      COLOR  0 0 255
>      OUTLINECOLOR 255 255 255
>      FONT "arial"
>      TYPE truetype
>      SIZE 12
>      ANGLE [rotation]
>      POSITION uc
>      PRIORITY 10
>      PARTIALS FALSE
>      FORCE true
>      ANTIALIAS true
>    END
>  END
> END
> 
> 
> 
> as you can see I have made different try for the DATA, all are ignored,
> even the DATA "dfsdfsdfd" one.
> 
> the server is running on Windows Server 2008
> 
> any idea why the DATA string is ignored ?

My first idea: Are you sure that this mapfile is used? Or do you have
two layer with the same name?

I just tried to use DATA "kakja" as statement end got an internal server
error back. But I tried on current trunk (5.7-dev)

Lars