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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I put the full path in….and I
got the map to draw. However, all layers draw EXCEPT the points from this
virtual table.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I did notice that not all
records in the table have x and y values…..could that be an issue?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Also….the x and y values are not
lat/long…but rather a state plane system. So too is the entire project, so I
am assuming this is alright and I don’t need a </span><LayerSRS> set of
tags.<span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Kevin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Brent Fraser
[mailto:bfraser@geoanalytic.com] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 18, 2007 2:14 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Kevin Flanders; MAPSERVER-USERS@LISTS.UMN.EDU<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Virtual Tables<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Kevin,</span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
Try putting the full path to the mapsonline.csv between the <SrcLayer>
tags.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Brent
Fraser<br>
GeoAnalytic Inc.<br>
Calgary, Alberta<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>-----
Original Message ----- <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:#E4E4E4'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:kevin@PEOPLEGIS.COM"
title="kevin@PEOPLEGIS.COM">Kevin Flanders</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a
href="mailto:MAPSERVER-USERS@LISTS.UMN.EDU"
title="MAPSERVER-USERS@LISTS.UMN.EDU">MAPSERVER-USERS@LISTS.UMN.EDU</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sent:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Wednesday, April 18,
2007 12:09 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Subject:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Re:
[UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Virtual Tables<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I am using a chameleon app…and
getting the following error:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>“Error rendering map image:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>A fatal error occurred drawing
the map”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I did try setting the STATUS to
default with no change…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Kevin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Fawcett, David
[mailto:David.Fawcett@state.mn.us] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 18, 2007 2:04 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Kevin Flanders; <a href="mailto:MAPSERVER-USERS@lists.umn.edu">MAPSERVER-USERS@lists.umn.edu</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Virtual Tables<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>How is it failing? </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Are you getting an error message? </span><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Are you specifically calling the layer by name in the URL or post
request, or have you tried setting STATUS to DEFAULT?</span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>David.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b>From:</b> UMN MapServer Users List [mailto:MAPSERVER-USERS@LISTS.UMN.EDU] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Kevin Flanders<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 18, 2007 12:41 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> MAPSERVER-USERS@LISTS.UMN.EDU<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Virtual Tables</span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I would like to map a virtual table, and I am told I can do
it without declaring an ODBC…using the following mapfile layer definition:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'> LAYER<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'> NAME
"Fire Data"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'> GROUP
"Fire Data"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'> STATUS on<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'> TYPE point<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>
CONNECTIONTYPE OGR<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'> CONNECTION
"<OGRVRTDataSource><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>
<OGRVRTLayer
name='firegis'>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>
<SrcLayer>mapsonline.csv</SrcLayer>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>
<GeometryField
encoding='PointFromColumns' x='XCOORD'
y='YCOORD'/>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>
<GeometryType>wkbPoint</GeometryType><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>
</OGRVRTLayer><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>
</OGRVRTDataSource>"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'> TEMPLATE
"ttt"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'> TOLERANCE 4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'> CLASS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>
NAME "Fire
Data"
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>
SYMBOL "circle"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>
OUTLINECOLOR 80 80 80<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>
COLOR 219 0 0<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>
SIZE 12<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'> END<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'> END<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>But this fails. Do I need an ODBC….or is it true I can
access a text file directly in this manner. The data is being placed with
all my other shapefiles (ie. in the same folder).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Also, can the .csv file just as easily be a .txt file….and
can the entries have quotations around them?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Kevin
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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