Dear Jeff and list,
I have started to use AMEIN for UMN because ArcMap is our standard desktop GIS.
Interesting approach.
We have bought the printed manual
but with all the information I cannot get over this error:
After a first successful round of mapfile generation I never can do
another one until I reboot
the system. Some files get locked. I dont find out which one it is. The
message does not tell me that. It always happens on the last screen. when
I start to treat layer after layer: "Runtime error 70 Permission denied",
Has anynone solved this problem ?
Werner Meyer, MSc (GIS), Swiss Federal Statistical Office
At 15:50 22.01.2006, Jeff McKenna wrote:
For a new user here's what I recommend:
a) try styling the MapServer map (called a .map file) right in
ArcGIS with the Amein! extension: http://sourceforge.net/projects/avein/
If you have ArcView 3.x use the GIX export tool
(http://gix.sourceforge.net/) to export your View as a .map file.
Otherwise you will be styling your data in a text editor (most of us
do that but it's not easy for a beginner)
b) If you're on Windows, use MS4W (http://www.maptools.org/ms4w) -
it will get you going easy.
jeff
> -------Original Message-------
> From: Maggie Ma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] New User - What to start with:
Unix or Windows
> Sent: 21 Jan '06 15:59
>
> Dear all,
>
> I am a new user of MapServer. I have been using ArcGIS desktop for a few
> years. Now I want to do some online mapping. I just start to look into
> MapServer. And I need your input on whether I should start with Unix or
> Windows MapServer.
>
> The concern is to do it right/the best from the very beginning. I am not
> afraid of learning Linux/Unix. I know some basics. But since I have always
> been working with ArcGIS under Windows, I want to make sure that it worths
> it to switch. If it wont make much difference then I will just stay with
> Windows.
>
> So shall I go : Windows MapServer + Windows ArcGIS or Linux MapServer +
> Linux ArcGIS or even Linux MapServer + Windows ArcGIS?
>
> What's the best way to start?
>
> Thank you very much in advance for any suggestions and thoughts!
>
> Maggie
>
>
