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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>First, I am impressed with the WMS Client and
Server capabilities, great Job.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have been attempting to move from mapserver
version 3.3 to 3.5 and I am having some trouble with my map files.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Some layers do not appear in v3.5 which work fine
in 3.3</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have changed all the things I can find in the
documentation but I must be missing something.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>FONTS:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have fixed </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Filled ==>
Filled True</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Antialias ==> Antialias True</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>SYMBOLS:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>- downloaded the 3.4 combined symbolset
and removed the Shadeset/Markerset/Lineset definitions</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> The 3.4 symbolset referenced in
Mapserver FAQ at </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> <A
href="http://www2.dmsolutions.ca/mapserver/dl/symbols-for-ms34.sym"
target=_top><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>http://www2.dmsolutions.ca/mapserver/dl/symbols-for-ms34.sym</FONT></A>
caused more problems</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> because the Filled
parameter</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2> does not have the True qualifier. Fixed
that.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>- In the symbol file the SYMBOL name need to be in
quotes</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> i.e. SYMBOL circle ==> SYMBOL
'circle'</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>QUERIES:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I moved my TEMPLATE 'URL
query objects to the CLASS objects</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> - All my queries seem to work
fine.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There is a new parameter in the LAYER object for
gouping layers, which I had done in the past by reusing the layer name.
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I gave all unique names and used the GROUP
parameter. This does not seem to make any difference because I have map files
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> which use the multiple layers with the
same name and map files which use unique layer names and the GROUP parameter and
both work.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> How important is it that I follow the new
GROUP parameter and use unique LAYER names?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Projections:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I am not setting any projection information
yet so this should not affect my files.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Are there other changes which I have
missed?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Is there a comprehensive list of the changes
from version 3.3 to 3.4 to 3.5?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>ARCSDE Question:</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Does anyone have a win32 build of mapserver 3.5 for
windows 2000 with:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>input support for shapefiles, TIFF/GeoTIFF, and
JPEG and GIF output. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>input support for GDAL (and OGR) as well as WMS
client (and server) compliance. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>and ARCSDE 8.1</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>this would be equivalent to the full meal
deal.</FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>thanks</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Larry Nolan<BR>Project Geologist -
GIS<BR>Geological Survey of Newfoundland<BR><A
href="mailto:lrn@zeppo.geosurv.gov.nf.ca">lrn@zeppo.geosurv.gov.nf.ca</A><BR>709-729-2168</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>