[mapserver-users] MapServer 6.0.0-beta6 Incorrect error response to missing parameter

[Passmore, James H.]

When I omit the request=GetCapabilities parameter on the below request

http://ogcdev.bgs.ac.uk/cgi-bin/BGS_Bedrock_and_Superficial_Geology/wms?service=wms&

The exception reported is:

<?xml version='1.0' encoding="ISO-8859-1" standalone="no" ?>
<ServiceExceptionReport version="1.3.0" xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/ogc" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.opengis.net/ogc http://schemas.opengis.net/wms/1.3.0/exceptions_1_3_0.xsd">
<ServiceException>
msWMSDispatch(): WMS server error. Incomplete WMS request: VERSION parameter missing
msOutputFormatValidate(): General error message. OUTPUTFORMAT png has IMAGEMODE RGB/RGBA, which is not supported for GD drivers.
</ServiceException>
</ServiceExceptionReport>


I believe this is incorrect.

When the service parameter is specified the request can only be GetCapabilities.  For a GetCapabilities request the version parameter is optional.

The error should therefore report:

msWMSDispatch(): WMS server error. Incomplete WMS request: REQUEST parameter missing.

James

James Passmore
GIS and WWW Specialist
Information Systems and Infrastructure,
British Geological Survey,
http://www.bgs.ac.uk/

+44 (0)115 936 3125 






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