Jukka's suggestion of using " http://mysite.com/mapserv.cgi?map=../../mapfiles/demo.map&layer=land&mode=map&FORMAT=image/png"; -O output.png
worked. Thanks for the suggestion. I have not tried any of the other approaches yet. -David I went and looked at the stackexchange thread. . . . A thought . . . In your map file, in the WEB block, try adding a line like this: QUERYFORMAT "image/png" Bobb -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:mapserver- [email protected]] On Behalf Of Rahkonen Jukka Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 10:37 AM To: '[email protected]' Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] Saving an image from a query Hi, Perhaps wget thinks that certain characters are cutting the URL string. Try wget "http://mysite.com/mapserv.cgi?map=../../mapfiles/demo.map&layer= land&mode=map&FORMAT=image/png" -O output.png We have used wget a lot for downloading data from WCS so I guarantee you will make it work by reading documents and trying just like we did. -Jukka Rahkonen- David Quinn wrote: Hi List, I'm trying to understand how to save an image as a result of a query. One approach that I have experimented with is using `wget` to save the file but I've been getting an error message (I asked a question on this here: http://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/37813/how-to-save- mapserver- output-to-a-file ) Is there a better way than using "wget http://mysite.com/mapserv.cgi?map=../../mapfiles/demo.map&layer=l and &mode=map&FORMAT=image/png" to store a image resulting from a query? After using "wget" my log shows the following message: [Tue Oct 30 14:49:02 2012].580951 msWCSDispatch20(): wrong service (none) [Tue Oct 30 14:49:02 2012].581041 msWCSParseRequest(): request is KVP. [Tue Oct 30 14:49:02 2012].581049 msWCSDispatch(): SERVICE and REQUEST not included [Tue Oct 30 14:49:02 2012].581064 mapserv(): Web application error. Traditional BROWSE mode requires a TEMPLATE in the WEB section, but none was provided. Thanks, David _______________________________________________ mapserver-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users _______________________________________________ mapserver-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users _______________________________________________ mapserver-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 11:04 AM, David Quinn <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi List, > > I'm trying to understand how to save an image as a result of a query. > One approach that I have experimented with is using `wget` to save the > file but I've been getting an error message (I asked a question on > this here: http://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/37813/how-to-save-mapserver-output-to-a-file > ) > > Is there a better way than using "wget > http://mysite.com/mapserv.cgi?map=../../mapfiles/demo.map&layer=land&mode=map&FORMAT=image/png " > to store a image resulting from a query? > > After using "wget" my log shows the following message: > > [Tue Oct 30 14:49:02 2012].580951 msWCSDispatch20(): wrong service (none) > [Tue Oct 30 14:49:02 2012].581041 msWCSParseRequest(): request is KVP. > [Tue Oct 30 14:49:02 2012].581049 msWCSDispatch(): SERVICE and REQUEST > not included > [Tue Oct 30 14:49:02 2012].581064 mapserv(): Web application error. > Traditional BROWSE mode requires a TEMPLATE in the WEB section, but > none was provided. > > Thanks, > David
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