[ka-Map-users] Can someone help please? Aiutoooo!

[Johan Van de Wauw]

On 10/9/07, The Bun <rosario.carbone at ipl.com> wrote:
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> The Bun wrote:
> >
> > Hi
> > Could someone please be so kind to explain how to remove a layer (a vector
> > one for example "Park") from the ms4w ka-map demo? Seems that removing
> > from the map file and restarting Apache is not enough, is there any cache
> > to clean? Also it seems that in the ..\data folder no actual data is
> > really necessary and in the gmap75.map file the only layer necessary is
> > the raster one .... I am missing something.
> >
> > Sorry I posted a similar message on the MapServer forum but I have just
> > realized that the best place to post this message is here.
> >
> > I am testing MapServer and ka-Map as alternative to Google Maps, but after
> > I have enjoyed first day running the demo seems I am not able to carrying
> > on .... for my team is essential to understand how to change, remove, add
> > vector layers statically and dinamically from the map.
> >
> > Any help would be very appreciated.
> >
> > Kind Reagards
> > Rosario Carbone
> >
> > Aiuto
> >
>
> I have done further investigation, in order to upgrade the map using ka-map
> you need to follow the next steps:
>
> 1)      Stop Apache.
> 2)      Change the mapfile.
> 3)      Clean the cache on the server (ie C:\ms4w\tmp\ms_tmp\kacache).
> 4)      Start Apache.

There's no need to restart apache. Just clean the cache after changing
the mapfile.

>
> These steps are necessary for Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer, but for
> IE you need an extra step you need to clean "Temporary Internet Files" from
> IE --> Tools --> Internet Options etc, this step needs to be done between 1)
> and 4) I don't understand why but definitely need to be done.

It should be done after cleaning the cache on the server.
Why? Otherwise you download the files from the server-cache again.

>
> IE Temporary Internet Files contains copy of files like imagesi, media etc
> which are stored in C:\Document and Setting e blah blah blah for improving
> performances in the browser, bu the browser should understand when the page
> is changed (though I think the problem is only in the tiled images) and if
> changed upgrade it.
>
> Unfortunately the way it is ka-map is not usable for IE. To be honest I
> don't know if there is a bug in the API, in the back-end code or there is a
> limit in IE .... I am not a web developer and I haven't done investigations
> in that sense.
This is actually a bug in IE, because the must-revalidate is marked in
the headers, and IE ignores this.

But in fact I don't really see why this would be a problem for using
IE with ka-map. It may be a nuisance during development, but it does
make sence once your application is finished: caching is one of the
main reasons why ka-map is so fast. And if you change your mapfile?
Just load it under a different name in ka-map.

>
> If anybody know a little bit more it would be appreciated .....
> :-P
> Regards
> Rosario
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