1. By network, I mean a LAN that is correct. 2. I don't quite understand this question. 3. In the Site Administrator. Go to the "Add Alias" under "Configure external files". In there add your alias and external file path.
Mansoureh Sadrykia wrote: > > Hi Jackie, > > 1. You asked if the remote computer is on the same network as the > mapguide server; Do You mean a "LAN", by "network" or > you mean the servers that we add in mapguide site administrator? You know, > in my case the remote computers don't have mapguide installed. > 2. Actually I can't add new servers in mapguide site adminstrator, > and I guess that I make a mistake in defining IP addresses. Would you > Please explain me how I can give IP addresses to different computers as > different servers? > > 3.Would you please explain me more about how to create an unmanaged alias > in the > MapGuide Site Administrator to the network share? > Thanks in advance > > connecting to remote files using mapguide, please help > > Jackie Ng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Is the remote computer on the same network as the mapguide server? Are the > shp files on a network share? If so you can create an unmanaged alias in > the > MapGuide Site Administrator to that network share, and be able to refer to > that alias in your resource documents. > > For example if your shp files are located at \\server\shp you can create > an > alias "SERVER_SHP" that you can then refer to in your resource xml > documents > as %MG_DATA_PATH_ALIAS[SERVER_SHP]% > > So if you have a shp file called foo.shp in that network share you can > create a feature source document that refers to it by creating a document > that look like something below: > > > xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" > xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="FeatureSource-1.0.0.xsd"> > > OSGeo.SHP > > > > DefaultFileLocation > %MG_DATA_PATH_ALIAS[SERVER_SHP]%foo.shp > > > > > TemporaryFileLocation > > > > > > Hope that helps. > > - Jackie > > > Mansoureh Sadrykia wrote: >> >> Hi List! >> >> I intend to use mapagent to connect to shp files in a remote computer >> and decided to introduce the files' address, in the xml that I use in >> mapagent as the "content". Is it possible to introduce an IP address for >> the directory of shp files? Can map agent follow such an address and find >> the files? >> >> Thanks in advance for your help; >> >> >> --------------------------------- >> Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. >> _______________________________________________ >> mapguide-users mailing list >> mapguide-users@lists.osgeo.org >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapguide-users >> >> > > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/Connecting-to-remote-files-using-mapagent--tf4303364s16610.html#a12249882 > Sent from the MapGuide Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > _______________________________________________ > mapguide-users mailing list > mapguide-users@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapguide-users > > > > --------------------------------- > Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story. > Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Games. > _______________________________________________ > mapguide-users mailing list > mapguide-users@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapguide-users > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Connecting-to-remote-files-using-mapagent--tf4303364s16610.html#a12270055 Sent from the MapGuide Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ mapguide-users mailing list mapguide-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapguide-users