[MS4W-Users] MapServer 6.0.0-beta6 upgrade package available

[Brent Fraser]

Jeff,

   Is there a spot in the MS4W doc, or should we put something in the 
mapserver Migration doc?

Best Regards,
Brent Fraser


On 4/15/2011 9:11 AM, Andrew Ross wrote:
> Thanks, that solves the problem.  In fact this:
>
> '\\\\mycoumputer\\myshare\\mypath'
>
> appears to work as well as this:
>
> '\\\\mycoumputer\myshare\mypath'
>
> notice the double backslashes throughout the first path.  Is there a 
> section in the documentation regarding UNC paths? seems like it would 
> be necessary at this point.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Andrew
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 10:42 AM, Brent Fraser 
> <bfraser at geoanalytic.com <mailto:bfraser at geoanalytic.com>> wrote:
>
>     I noticed that due to parsing changes in mapserver 6,  I had to change
>        IMAGEPATH 'C:\inetpub\wwwroot\tmp\'
>     to
>        IMAGEPATH 'C:\inetpub\wwwroot\tmp\\'
>
>     Note the double backslash at the end.  In the old string, likely
>     the parser is interpreting the backslash as an "escape" character,
>     including the quote in the string and looking for a close quote
>     (and failing).
>
>     Perhaps UNC paths would work if you used FOUR backslashes (so the
>     parser will include two in the string):
>
>     '\\\\mycoumputer\myshare\mypath'
>
>     Best Regards,
>     Brent Fraser
>
>
>
>     On 4/15/2011 7:13 AM, andrew_peru wrote:
>
>         Not sure if I'm to provide feedback by answering this e-mail,
>         I guess you'll
>         let me know if not.
>
>         In the meantime this version will fail to load a map file if
>         it contains UNC
>         paths.  Switched all my paths to letter drives and it loads no
>         problem.
>
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