That was my impression too but paragraph "Parameters Supported" in http://mapserver.org/cgi/runsub.html emphasizes just these two: *LAYER: DATA (must validate against DATAPATTERN *OUTPUTFORMAT: FORMATOPTION: FILENAME (must have a MAP VALIDATION pattern)
-Jukka- Lime, Steve D wrote: > > Validation is required for substitution to work... -Steve > ________________________________________ > From: [email protected] [mapserver-users- > [email protected]] on behalf of Rahkonen Jukka (Tike) > [[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, January 27, 2014 11:15 PM > To: Mapserver Users ([email protected]) > Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] Variable substitution in CONNECTION string > on cascading WMS? > > Hi, > > Documentation says that CONNECTION in one place where it is supported so > have a try http://mapserver.org/cgi/runsub.html. Validation may be needed or > not, I am not sure how to interpret the documentation but you will notice it > soon. Take a habit to use DEBUG 5 and read your errorfile while experimenting. > > By the way, you do not read polygons from the remote WMS, you read rasters. > Thus TYPE RASTER. > > -Jukka Rahkonen- > > Robert Sanson wrote: > > > Hi > > > Is it possible to have variable substitution within the CONNECTION string > > for > CONNECTIONTYPE WMS? > > > Here is a layer section from my mapfile: > > > LAYER > > NAME farm > > GROUP "CRS" > > TYPE POLYGON > > STATUS ON > > CONNECTION "http://remoteserver/cgi-bin/mywms.exe?farmid=%farmid%"; > > CONNECTIONTYPE WMS > > METADATA > > "wms_srs" "EPSG:2193" > > "wms_name" "farm" > > "wms_server_version" "1.1.1" > > "wms_format" "image/png" > > "wms_exceptions_format" "application/vnd.ogc.se_xml" > > END > > END > > > I am wanting to hit my cascading Mapserver WMS and pass it a farmid value > which should then be passed through to the other WMS server for processing. > > > Many thanks, > > > Robert Sanson > > > > This email and any attachments are confidential and intended solely for the > addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us > immediately > and then delete this email from your system. > > This message has been scanned for Malware and Viruses by Websense Hosted > Security. > www.websense.com > _______________________________________________ > 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
