[mapserver-users] WFS GetFeature outputformat error

[Rahkonen Jukka]

Hi,

I tried once something like that on Ubuntu Linux too and got a similar Failed to open result file error. I was just playing and never investigated the thing further.

-Jukka Rahkonen-

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> Lähettäjä: mapserver-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org 
> [mailto:mapserver-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] Puolesta Jeff McKenna
> Lähetetty: 15. marraskuuta 2011 16:22
> Vastaanottaja: mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org
> Aihe: Re: [mapserver-users] WFS GetFeature outputformat error
> 
> Hi John,
> 
> I tested locally with MapServer-trunk on Windows, using your 
> outputformat block, and I successfully returned a 'result.csv' file, 
> containing the WKT of the features, for STORAGE=filesystem.  
> I also kept 
> a close eye on my IMAGEPATH directory, but I never saw any temporary 
> files get generated there (it is a mystery to me as well).
> 
> -jeff
> 
> 
> -- 
> Jeff McKenna
> MapServer Consulting and Training Services
> http://www.gatewaygeomatics.com/
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 11-11-15 1:33 AM, John Cartwright wrote:
> > Hello All,
> >
> > I'm trying to use an OGR outputformat as described in 
> http://mapserver.org/output/ogr_output.html.  Map file contains:
> >
> > OUTPUTFORMAT
> >    NAME "CSV"
> >    DRIVER "OGR/CSV"
> >    MIMETYPE "text/csv"
> >    FORMATOPTION "LCO:GEOMETRY=AS_WKT"
> >    FORMATOPTION "STORAGE=filesystem"
> >    FORMATOPTION "FORM=simple"
> >    FORMATOPTION "FILENAME=result.csv"
> > END
> >
> > WEB
> >        IMAGEPATH "/Library/WebServer/Documents/output"
> >        IMAGEURL "/output/"
> > ...
> > END
> >
> > a request like:
> >
> > 
> http://localhost/cgi-bin/basicworld?SERVICE=WFS&VERSION=1.0.0&
REQUEST=GetFeature&typename=cities&maxfeatures=10&ouputformat=CSV
> >
> > returns the error:
> >
> >    <ServiceException code="NoApplicableCode" locator="mapserv">
> > msOGRWriteFromQuery(): General error message. Failed to 
> open result file&#39;/tmp/4ec1f737_ee6f_0/result.csv&#39;.
> >    </ServiceException>
> >
> >
> > I don't understand why it's trying to open the output file 
> in /tmp rather than the IMAGEPATH directory.  Also, if 
> MapServer is unable to create the new work directory 
> ("4ec1f737_ee6f_0" in the above example), I'm not sure how to 
> handle that - even if it writes to /tmp.
> >
> > This is version 6.0.1 on linux.
> >
> > Thanks for any help!
> >
> > --john
> >
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