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<DIV>Hi Arnd and list</DIV>
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<DIV>Here is a response from an ESRI agent in New Zealand:</DIV>
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<DIV>"The issue you are reporting has been logged as a bug. #NIM045493 ArcMap GETREQUEST is not compliant with the 1.3.0 version of the WMS standard. We have added this incident to the bug and you will be the 5th user tied to it.</DIV>
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<DIV>The bug has been assigned to an ESRI Developer to be worked on but a timeframe for a fix has not yet been specified. There is no workaround listed for the bug at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused and we hope to have this fixed in a future release."</DIV>
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<DIV>regards,</DIV>
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<DIV>Robert<BR><BR>>>> "Arnd Wippermann" <arnd.wippermann@web.de> 24/09/2009 3:48 a.m. >>><BR></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><DEFANGHTML_SPAN class=000394615-23092009><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>in ArcMap 9.3 it's possible to change from default version for the WMS request to other versions.</FONT></DEFANGHTML_SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>Von:</B> mapserver-users-bounces@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:mapserver-users-bounces@lists.osgeo.org] <B>Im Auftrag von </B>Robert Sanson<BR><B>Gesendet:</B> Mittwoch, 23. September 2009 02:49<BR><B>An:</B> Yewondwossen Assefa<BR><B>Cc:</B> mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org<BR><B>Betreff:</B> Re: [mapserver-users] Invalid format for the EXCEPTIONparameter<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>Hi Assefa</DIV>
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<DIV>Unfortunately not - it seems to be hardcoded in. Can I get Mapserver to only offer WMS version 1.1.1? </DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks,</DIV>
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<DIV>Robert<BR><BR>>>> Yewondwossen Assefa <yassefa@dmsolutions.ca> 23/09/2009 12:48 p.m. >>><BR>Hi There,<BR><BR>Valid EXCEPTIONS values for wms 1.3.0 are INIMAGE, BLANK, XML. <BR>application/vnd.ogc.se_XML was used for previous versions. Do you have <BR>any control on this parameter from ArcMap/ArcCatalog ?<BR><BR>regards<BR><BR>Robert Sanson wrote:<BR>> I have a 5.4.2 version of Mapserver (MS4W) configured for WMS access. <BR>> OpenLayers is accessing it fine, however, ArcMap / ArcCatalog v 9.3 is <BR>> giving me an Error message:<BR>> <BR>> WMS service exceptions:-Service Error Code:InvalidFormat<BR>> Service Error Description: msWMSLoadGetMapParams(): WMS server error. <BR>> Invalid format for the EXCEPTION parameter.<BR>> -Service Error Code:InvalidFormat<BR>> <BR>> Looking in the Apache access.log file I see:<BR>> <BR>> "GET <BR>> /cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=/ms4w/apps/service/nztm.map&VERSION=1.3.0&REQUEST=GetMap&CRS=EPSG:2193&BBOX=773500,4615000,2602100,5973130.71761735<BR>> &WIDTH=82&HEIGHT=111&LAYERS=crs_roads,crs_address,centroids,main_gates,main_homesteads,stockyards,dairysheds,synlait,apiaries,copyright<BR>> &STYLES=,,,,,,,,,&EXCEPTIONS=application/vnd.ogc.se_XML&FORMAT=image/png&BGCOLOR=0xFFFFFF&TRANSPARENT=TRUE <BR>> HTTP/1.0"<BR>> <BR>> In my various layer Metadata I have the following:<BR>> <BR>> METADATA<BR>> "ows_title" "apiaries"<BR>> "ows_abstract" "These are the registered apiaries from the Apiary DB"<BR>> "wms_srs" "EPSG:2193"<BR>> "wms_opaque" "0"<BR>> "wms_group_title" "API"<BR>> "wms_group_abstract" "Apiaries"<BR>> "ows_extent" "773500 4615000 2602100 6324500"<BR>> "wms_dataurl_format" "text/html"<BR>> "gml_include_items" "all"<BR>> "wms_exceptions_format" "application/vnd.ogc.se_xml"<BR>> END<BR>> <BR>> Many thanks,<BR>> <BR>> Robert Sanson<BR></DIV><BR><BR>
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