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Ed Boesenberg, III

[Geomoose-users] Problem using Firefox Page Info to debug Mapfile

I am testing out 2.6 and I am getting a pink screen on a custom layer I loaded. In the past I was to be able to paste the link from Firefox -> Page Info into another tab and see the MapServer error message. In my current Firefox (version 13) I am not able to get the MapServer error message instead Firefox asks me to save mapserv.exe somewhere.

Is there a setting in Firefox I need to change to allow me to see the MapServer error message?

Thanks,

Awhile back I volunteered to help in writing the new documents for GM 2.6. Life got a little busy after I volunteered and was unable to help. Sorry for the blank commitment and I hope to help in other ways in the future.

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James Klassen-2

Re: [Geomoose-users] Problem using Firefox Page Info to debug Mapfile

That is your error message.

Either it is a WMS request and it wants to download the error message or, less likely, if none of your local layers are working, it could be mapserv.exe is not recognized as a cgi by the web server.

The first case is caused by the WMS spec sending responses as a wms unique content type instead of as text/xml so the browser isn't aware it in fact could render it.

Jim

On Jun 29, 2012, at 8:34, "Ed Boesenberg" <[hidden email]> wrote:

I am testing out 2.6 and I am getting a pink screen on a custom layer I loaded. In the past I was to be able to paste the link from Firefox -> Page Info into another tab and see the MapServer error message. In my current Firefox (version 13) I am not able to get the MapServer error message instead Firefox asks me to save mapserv.exe somewhere.

Is there a setting in Firefox I need to change to allow me to see the MapServer error message?

Thanks,

Ed

PS
Awhile back I volunteered to help in writing the new documents for GM 2.6. Life got a little busy after I volunteered and was unable to help. Sorry for the blank commitment and I hope to help in other ways in the future.

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Eli Adam

Re: [Geomoose-users] Problem using Firefox Page Info to debug Mapfile

> That is your error message.

So if the .exe is your error message, save it and open it in a text
editor. It is not really an executable.

Eli

>
> Either it is a WMS request and it wants to download the error message or,
> less likely, if none of your local layers are working, it could be
> mapserv.exe is not recognized as a cgi by the web server.
>
> The first case is caused by the WMS spec sending responses as a wms unique
> content type instead of as text/xml so the browser isn't aware it in fact
> could render it.
>
> Jim
>
>
>
> On Jun 29, 2012, at 8:34, "Ed Boesenberg" <[hidden email]>
> wrote:
>
> I am testing out 2.6 and I am getting a pink screen on a custom layer I
> loaded. In the past I was to be able to paste the link from Firefox -> Page
> Info into another tab and see the MapServer error message. In my current
> Firefox (version 13) I am not able to get the MapServer error message
> instead Firefox asks me to save mapserv.exe somewhere.
>
>
>
> Is there a setting in Firefox I need to change to allow me to see the
> MapServer error message?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Ed
>
>
>
> PS
>
> Awhile back I volunteered to help in writing the new documents for GM 2.6.
> Life got a little busy after I volunteered and was unable to help. Sorry
> for the blank commitment and I hope to help in other ways in the future.
>
>
>
>
>
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Ed Boesenberg, III

Re: [Geomoose-users] Problem using Firefox Page Info to debug Mapfile

Thanks Eli, that's what I needed.

-----Original Message-----
From: Eli Adam [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2012 12:36 PM
To: Jim Klassen
Cc: Ed Boesenberg; <[hidden email]>
Subject: Re: [Geomoose-users] Problem using Firefox Page Info to debug
Mapfile

> That is your error message.

So if the .exe is your error message, save it and open it in a text editor.
It is not really an executable.

Eli

>
> Either it is a WMS request and it wants to download the error message
> or, less likely, if none of your local layers are working, it could be
> mapserv.exe is not recognized as a cgi by the web server.
>
> The first case is caused by the WMS spec sending responses as a wms
> unique content type instead of as text/xml so the browser isn't aware
> it in fact could render it.
>
> Jim
>
>
>
> On Jun 29, 2012, at 8:34, "Ed Boesenberg"
> <[hidden email]>
> wrote:
>
> I am testing out 2.6 and I am getting a pink screen on a custom layer
> I loaded. In the past I was to be able to paste the link from Firefox
> -> Page Info into another tab and see the MapServer error message. In
> my current Firefox (version 13) I am not able to get the MapServer
> error message instead Firefox asks me to save mapserv.exe somewhere.
>
>
>
> Is there a setting in Firefox I need to change to allow me to see the
> MapServer error message?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Ed
>
>
>
> PS
>
> Awhile back I volunteered to help in writing the new documents for GM 2.6.
> Life got a little busy after I volunteered and was unable to help.
> Sorry for the blank commitment and I hope to help in other ways in the

future.

>
>
>
>
>
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Brian Fischer

Re: [Geomoose-users] Problem using Firefox Page Info to debug Mapfile

I just experienced this as well. Can we add something to the MapServer mapfile to return a valid WMS XML error message? I'm not familiar on how to do this. This would fix the browser thinking it is an .exe file.

Brian Fischer, CFM
Principal | GIS Project Manager
Houston Engineering, Inc.
O 763.493.4522 | D 763.493.6664 | M 763.229.2734

-----Original Message-----
From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Ed Boesenberg
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2012 12:20 PM
To: [hidden email]; 'Jim Klassen'
Cc: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: [Geomoose-users] Problem using Firefox Page Info to debug Mapfile

Thanks Eli, that's what I needed.

-----Original Message-----
From: Eli Adam [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2012 12:36 PM
To: Jim Klassen
Cc: Ed Boesenberg; <[hidden email]>
Subject: Re: [Geomoose-users] Problem using Firefox Page Info to debug Mapfile

> That is your error message.

So if the .exe is your error message, save it and open it in a text editor.
It is not really an executable.

Eli

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TC Haddad

Re: [Geomoose-users] Problem using Firefox Page Info to debug Mapfile

If you save it as a .xml file and open it you should see that It is actually a valid xml error, the problem is with Apache not recognizing it and instead picking the only recognizable file name out of the URL to name the file with.

It looks as if apache in MS4W is configured with the correct mime types to handle this, so not sure where else to look...

On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 11:57 AM, Brian Fischer <[hidden email]> wrote:

I just experienced this as well. Can we add something to the MapServer mapfile to return a valid WMS XML error message? I'm not familiar on how to do this. This would fix the browser thinking it is an .exe file.

Brian Fischer, CFM
Principal | GIS Project Manager
Houston Engineering, Inc.
O <a href="tel:763.493.4522" value="+17634934522">763.493.4522 | D <a href="tel:763.493.6664" value="+17634936664">763.493.6664 | M <a href="tel:763.229.2734" value="+17632292734">763.229.2734

-----Original Message-----
From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Ed Boesenberg
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2012 12:20 PM
To: [hidden email]; 'Jim Klassen'
Cc: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: [Geomoose-users] Problem using Firefox Page Info to debug Mapfile

Thanks Eli, that's what I needed.

-----Original Message-----
From: Eli Adam [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2012 12:36 PM
To: Jim Klassen
Cc: Ed Boesenberg; <[hidden email]>
Subject: Re: [Geomoose-users] Problem using Firefox Page Info to debug Mapfile

> That is your error message.

So if the .exe is your error message, save it and open it in a text editor.
It is not really an executable.

Eli

>
> Either it is a WMS request and it wants to download the error message
> or, less likely, if none of your local layers are working, it could be
> mapserv.exe is not recognized as a cgi by the web server.
>
> The first case is caused by the WMS spec sending responses as a wms
> unique content type instead of as text/xml so the browser isn't aware
> it in fact could render it.
>
> Jim
>
>
>
> On Jun 29, 2012, at 8:34, "Ed Boesenberg"
> <[hidden email]>
> wrote:
>
> I am testing out 2.6 and I am getting a pink screen on a custom layer
> I loaded. In the past I was to be able to paste the link from Firefox
> -> Page Info into another tab and see the MapServer error message. In
> my current Firefox (version 13) I am not able to get the MapServer
> error message instead Firefox asks me to save mapserv.exe somewhere.
>
>
>
> Is there a setting in Firefox I need to change to allow me to see the
> MapServer error message?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Ed
>
>
>
> PS
>
> Awhile back I volunteered to help in writing the new documents for GM 2.6.
> Life got a little busy after I volunteered and was unable to help.
> Sorry for the blank commitment and I hope to help in other ways in the
future.
>
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
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>
>
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>

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James Klassen-2

Re: [Geomoose-users] Problem using Firefox Page Info to debug Mapfile

In reply to this post by Brian Fischer

The browser doesn't think it is an .exe file. It thinks it is an application/vnd.ogc.wms_xml file.

You should not change it in the mapfile as that is counter to the wms spec.

But there are work arounds...

http://geographika.co.uk/wms-get-capabilities

Another option is to tell mapserver to return errors in image instead of as xml as part of the request.

On Jun 29, 2012, at 13:57, Brian Fischer <[hidden email]> wrote:

> I just experienced this as well. Can we add something to the MapServer mapfile to return a valid WMS XML error message? I'm not familiar on how to do this. This would fix the browser thinking it is an .exe file.
>
> Brian Fischer, CFM
> Principal | GIS Project Manager
> Houston Engineering, Inc.
> O 763.493.4522 | D 763.493.6664 | M 763.229.2734
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Ed Boesenberg
> Sent: Friday, June 29, 2012 12:20 PM
> To: [hidden email]; 'Jim Klassen'
> Cc: [hidden email]
> Subject: Re: [Geomoose-users] Problem using Firefox Page Info to debug Mapfile
>
> Thanks Eli, that's what I needed.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eli Adam [mailto:[hidden email]]
> Sent: Friday, June 29, 2012 12:36 PM
> To: Jim Klassen
> Cc: Ed Boesenberg; <[hidden email]>
> Subject: Re: [Geomoose-users] Problem using Firefox Page Info to debug Mapfile
>
>> That is your error message.
>
> So if the .exe is your error message, save it and open it in a text editor.
> It is not really an executable.
>
> Eli
>
>>
>> Either it is a WMS request and it wants to download the error message
>> or, less likely, if none of your local layers are working, it could be
>> mapserv.exe is not recognized as a cgi by the web server.
>>
>> The first case is caused by the WMS spec sending responses as a wms
>> unique content type instead of as text/xml so the browser isn't aware
>> it in fact could render it.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jun 29, 2012, at 8:34, "Ed Boesenberg"
>> <[hidden email]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> I am testing out 2.6 and I am getting a pink screen on a custom layer
>> I loaded. In the past I was to be able to paste the link from Firefox
>> -> Page Info into another tab and see the MapServer error message. In
>> my current Firefox (version 13) I am not able to get the MapServer
>> error message instead Firefox asks me to save mapserv.exe somewhere.
>>
>>
>>
>> Is there a setting in Firefox I need to change to allow me to see the
>> MapServer error message?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>>
>> Ed
>>
>>
>>
>> PS
>>
>> Awhile back I volunteered to help in writing the new documents for GM 2.6.
>> Life got a little busy after I volunteered and was unable to help.
>> Sorry for the blank commitment and I hope to help in other ways in the
> future.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
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>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/geomoose-users
>>
>>
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>
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James Klassen-2

Re: [Geomoose-users] Problem using Firefox Page Info to debug Mapfile

In reply to this post by TC Haddad

Apache isn't sending a name. The browser is picking the name from the URL.

On Jun 29, 2012, at 14:41, TC Haddad <[hidden email]> wrote:

If you save it as a .xml file and open it you should see that It is actually a valid xml error, the problem is with Apache not recognizing it and instead picking the only recognizable file name out of the URL to name the file with.

It looks as if apache in MS4W is configured with the correct mime types to handle this, so not sure where else to look...

On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 11:57 AM, Brian Fischer <[hidden email]> wrote:

I just experienced this as well. Can we add something to the MapServer mapfile to return a valid WMS XML error message? I'm not familiar on how to do this. This would fix the browser thinking it is an .exe file.

Brian Fischer, CFM
Principal | GIS Project Manager
Houston Engineering, Inc.
O <a href="tel:763.493.4522" value="+17634934522">763.493.4522 | D <a href="tel:763.493.6664" value="+17634936664">763.493.6664 | M <a href="tel:763.229.2734" value="+17632292734">763.229.2734

-----Original Message-----
From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Ed Boesenberg
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2012 12:20 PM
To: [hidden email]; 'Jim Klassen'
Cc: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: [Geomoose-users] Problem using Firefox Page Info to debug Mapfile

Thanks Eli, that's what I needed.

-----Original Message-----
From: Eli Adam [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2012 12:36 PM
To: Jim Klassen
Cc: Ed Boesenberg; <[hidden email]>
Subject: Re: [Geomoose-users] Problem using Firefox Page Info to debug Mapfile

> That is your error message.

So if the .exe is your error message, save it and open it in a text editor.
It is not really an executable.

Eli

>
> Either it is a WMS request and it wants to download the error message
> or, less likely, if none of your local layers are working, it could be
> mapserv.exe is not recognized as a cgi by the web server.
>
> The first case is caused by the WMS spec sending responses as a wms
> unique content type instead of as text/xml so the browser isn't aware
> it in fact could render it.
>
> Jim
>
>
>
> On Jun 29, 2012, at 8:34, "Ed Boesenberg"
> <[hidden email]>
> wrote:
>
> I am testing out 2.6 and I am getting a pink screen on a custom layer
> I loaded. In the past I was to be able to paste the link from Firefox
> -> Page Info into another tab and see the MapServer error message. In
> my current Firefox (version 13) I am not able to get the MapServer
> error message instead Firefox asks me to save mapserv.exe somewhere.
>
>
>
> Is there a setting in Firefox I need to change to allow me to see the
> MapServer error message?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Ed
>
>
>
> PS
>
> Awhile back I volunteered to help in writing the new documents for GM 2.6.
> Life got a little busy after I volunteered and was unable to help.
> Sorry for the blank commitment and I hope to help in other ways in the
future.
>
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
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>
>
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