what do you get if you go to <b><a href="http://localhost/cgi-bin/mapserv">http://localhost/cgi-bin/mapserv</a> </b> ?<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 5:19 AM, Tim Rood <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:trood3@comcast.net">trood3@comcast.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For context, I assume I have the latest MapServer version,
downloaded October 3. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Also, I’m pretty familiar with desktop GIS, but
unschooled with web and map server use. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Installation and first tutorial section went well. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt;background:white">Got to Example 2-1: <span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#3E4349"> <a href="http://demo.mapserver.org/cgi-bin/mapserv?map=/osgeo/mapserver/tutorial/htdocs/example2.map&layer=states&zoom=0&mode=browse&root=/tutorial&program=/cgi-bin/mapserv&map_web=template+example2-1.html" target="_blank">Example
2.1 - Pan and Zoom Controls</a> (teaches click on map to pan, etc.) </span>and
pan/zoom page opens with map. OK. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>But here’s the problem:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>the mapfile, (name: Example2.map. “type:
map_auto_file” [new type to me]) from <a href="http://demo.mapfile.org" target="_blank">demo.mapfile.org</a> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>wants to be opened or saved every time I click on the map
to pan. </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I expected the link above to run the local mapfile---and not
open it either. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I don’t understand the behavior I’m
seeing. What basic point am I missing?</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tim</p>
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<br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Sebastian E. Ovide<br><br><br><br>