[maplab-users] functions adding incorrect paths/filenames when adding/changing data

[Matt Doggett]

Well, seems like I'm on a roll here so what the heck, why not post
another problem? :)

First, is this the right place to post bugs in MapLab?  If not, I won't
trouble the rest of you who seem to not have any problems at all with
this program....is it me or what?

Now to the bug:
Whenever I use the "selectFile" or "selectDirectory" buttons (these are
actually javascript functions) to choose a file or directory, the
returned value is (almost) always either an incorrect filename or path.
For example

1. when I click the button to select the FontSet file in the MAP object,
in the file select window I navigate to  tutorial/etc and click on
fonts.txt and click OK. I get the following result in the properties
window:

../../../../../../../../../..//tutorial/etc/fonts.txt

Hmmmm. I think this path is wrong!

2. In the tutorial, there's an example to add the bathymetry layer. So
in the Layer object, Data property, clicking on the selectFile button,
select Files of Type=all files, select bath_mapserver.tif, click Open
returns the following filename:

./bath_mapserver

which will fail because it does not include the .tif suffix (why was it
dropped? Don't know...must be a bug!). 

I could go on, but the point is, I've learned NOT to trust the
selectFile or selectDirectory functions as they are unreliable.  Not a
showstopper as I can always manually type in the correct path/name.

matt

Matt Doggett
Spatial Climate Analysis Service
Oregon State University
316 Strand Ag Hall
Corvallis, OR 97331
(541)737-9153
mdoggett@coas.oregonstate.edu
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: maplab-users-admin@dmsolutions.ca [mailto:maplab-users-
> admin@dmsolutions.ca] On Behalf Of Matt Doggett
> Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 11:26 AM
> To: bronsema@dmsolutions.ca
> Cc: maplab-users@dmsolutions.ca
> Subject: RE: [maplab-users] Maplab frustration!
> 
> I have successfully installed php4.2.3 (instead of 4.3.2) and got it
> working correctly with apache. Some of my problems seem to be
corrected,
> however, I still have several problems with the MapEdit preview
window:
> 
> - Can get the initial preview of a Map but any actions on that
>   preview result in a blank map...completely empty, white, null, nada,
> zip. I can zoom, pan, query the map but it is always blank and won't
> show up again until I close the preview window and re-open it.
> 
> - Legend is empty in the preview except for the Layers label and
Refresh
> Map button.  This occurs in spite of the fact that ALL layers are
turned
> ON. So I cannot interact with the individual layers at all.
> 
> Matt Doggett
> Spatial Climate Analysis Service
> Oregon State University
> 316 Strand Ag Hall
> Corvallis, OR 97331
> (541)737-9153
> mdoggett@coas.oregonstate.edu
> 
> 
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: William A. Bronsema, C.E.T. [mailto:bronsema@dmsolutions.ca]
> > > Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 9:44 AM
> > > To: mdoggett@coas.oregonstate.edu
> > > Cc: maplab-users@dmsolutions.ca
> > > Subject: Re: [maplab-users] Maplab frustration!
> > >
> > > Matt,
> > >
> > > Have you tried down-grading your php to 4.2.3?  It is very easy to
> run
> > > multiple versions of php on the same server.  I  haven't tried
4.3.2
> > > with Maplab and can't guarantee that your problems aren't stemming
> > from
> > > that.  As indicated in the install docs, Maplab was built using
> 4.2.x
> > > and is the version that is currently supported (4.2.3 being more
> > stable
> > > than 4.2.1 and 4.2.2).
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Bill
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Matt Doggett wrote:
> > >
> > > >I was at first very excited about using Maplab, however, after
> > several
> > > >days and it *still* doesn't completely work, I'm about ready to
> give
> > up
> > > >on it.  Has anyone out there used it successfully using:
> > > >
> > > >RedHat8.0
> > > >Apache2.0
> > > >Mapserver 3.6.4
> > > >Php4.3.2rc1 (to fix the PHP_SELF problem)
> > > >
> > > >Has anyone else successfully installed & run maplab with this
> > > >configuration?
> > > >
> > > >I've followed all the installation instructions (to the T) but I
> get
> > > >error messages on so many aspects of Maplab, it's not realistic
to
> > post
> > > >them all, here are a few:
> > > >
> > > >- Can get the initial preview of a Map but any actions on that
> > preview
> > > >result in a blank map.
> > > >- Legend is empty in the preview.
> > > >- MapBrowser fails miserably with "Warning:
> > mkdir(/data/3e822b2834ef6/)
> > > >[function.mkdir]: No such file or directory." Errors galore!
> > > >- GMapFactory can't create a new project with the following
error:
> > > >Warning: main(/htdocs/gmapfactory/structure.php) [function.main]:
> > failed
> > > >to open stream: No such file or directory in
> > > >/home/precip/www/maplab/htdocs/gmapfactory/appframeset.phtml on
> line
> > 136
> > > >
> > > >It seems I'm getting lots of path-related errors and no matter
how
> I
> > > >setup the configuration files, they won't go away.
> > > >
> > > >md
> > > >
> > > >Matt Doggett
> > > >Spatial Climate Analysis Service
> > > >Oregon State University
> > > >316 Strand Ag Hall
> > > >Corvallis, OR 97331
> > > >(541)737-9153
> > > >mdoggett@coas.oregonstate.edu
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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> > > >
> > >
> > > --
> > >
____________________________________________________________________
> > >
> > >  William A. Bronsema, C.E.T.                DM Solutions Group
Inc.
> > >  Applications Developer                  http://www.dmsolutions.ca
> > >
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