Re: [udig-devel] Fail to add WMS URL

[bartvde@xxxxxxxxx]

Hi Jeroen,

I had the same problem, so it must be a bug :), I used copy paste and a
text editor to provide the URL.

You need to provide a URL to the GetCapabilities document for WMS. If not
you will run into troubles, at least I did ...

I got it working now using:
http://www.vz.geodan.nl:1111/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=/ms4w/apps/general/map/world.map&request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS

If I leave out request=getcapabilities, I get an option for choosing WMS
or WFS. But after that I only get errors and no map image.

If I leave out service=wms but include getcapabilities, I also get errors
in uDIG and no map image.

But maybe the errors could also be because of Mapserver, since it wants
service=WMS for GetMap and other WMS specific requests (a known issue).
See:

http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=1262

Best regards,
Bart

> Hi,
> I am unable to write a URL in the Web Map Server dialog. The program
> will start selecting the string after every character I type and does
> not let me finish writing a Capabilities URL. What do I do wrong?
>
> Also, do I have to type a full GetCapabilities URL or will a URL
> pointing to the WMS server also do?
>
> Ciao,
> Jeroen
>
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