MessageKevin, Try putting the full path to the mapsonline.csv between the <SrcLayer> tags.
Brent Fraser GeoAnalytic Inc. Calgary, Alberta ----- Original Message ----- From: Kevin Flanders To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 12:09 PM Subject: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Virtual Tables I am using a chameleon app.and getting the following error: "Error rendering map image: A fatal error occurred drawing the map" I did try setting the STATUS to default with no change. Kevin From: Fawcett, David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 2:04 PM To: Kevin Flanders; [email protected] Subject: RE: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Virtual Tables How is it failing? Are you getting an error message? Are you specifically calling the layer by name in the URL or post request, or have you tried setting STATUS to DEFAULT? David. -----Original Message----- From: UMN MapServer Users List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Flanders Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 12:41 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] Virtual Tables I would like to map a virtual table, and I am told I can do it without declaring an ODBC.using the following mapfile layer definition: LAYER NAME "Fire Data" GROUP "Fire Data" STATUS on TYPE point CONNECTIONTYPE OGR CONNECTION "<OGRVRTDataSource> <OGRVRTLayer name='firegis'> <SrcLayer>mapsonline.csv</SrcLayer> <GeometryField encoding='PointFromColumns' x='XCOORD' y='YCOORD'/> <GeometryType>wkbPoint</GeometryType> </OGRVRTLayer> </OGRVRTDataSource>" TEMPLATE "ttt" TOLERANCE 4 CLASS NAME "Fire Data" SYMBOL "circle" OUTLINECOLOR 80 80 80 COLOR 219 0 0 SIZE 12 END END But this fails. Do I need an ODBC..or is it true I can access a text file directly in this manner. The data is being placed with all my other shapefiles (ie. in the same folder). Also, can the .csv file just as easily be a .txt file..and can the entries have quotations around them? Kevin
