[MXD2map-devel] MapServer installation with MS4W for usage with MXD2map

[Andre Heinecke]

Hi,

On Friday 25 January 2013 10:42:05 geo.guide at web.de wrote:
> Hi,
> thanks a lot for the sudden answer. So I could try it with MS4W. 
> Sorry, if I turn back again.
> But on http://www.gisinternals.com/sdk/  I found many binary versions with
> a "MSVCXXXX" naming, XXXX standing for a number between 2003 and 2012. Have
> troubles to figure out, what that implies and which version could be
> appropriate. There is no explanation given about that given on this site.
> Suppose "MSVCXXXX" has something to do with the compilation of the package
> and necessary Microsoft runtime components. 
Yes exactly, you don't have to worry about it. I would reccomend the msvc 2008 
variant as you most likely have those runtimes already installed. 
http://www.gisinternals.com/sdk/PackageList.aspx?file=release-1500-gdal-1-9-mapserver-6-2.zip

> Have also checked whether an 
> OSGeo4W installation could be OK. But I am confused about the offered
> versions of MapServer. Unfortunately nobody is answering on the OSGeo4W
> list on this. Is Java MapScript version 5.0.2.1 compatible with MapServer
> 6.2.rc1-2 or 6.2.rc1-3 and  MXD2map ? 
No but the mapserver packages usually contain their own mapscript versions and 
you need at least a version > 6. 

Just to clarify:
If you install Mxd2map from the binary windows executable you don't need a 
mapserver to convert mxd files the installer already contains everything it 
needs to do this (except arcgis, of course). The mapserver is then needed to 
draw the map mxd2map creates. So you don't need to worry about mapscript 
versions that much. Thats only necessary if you want to install mxd2map 
directly from source without using the installer package.


Regards,
Andre

>  Gesendet: Donnerstag, 24. Januar 2013 um 15:34 Uhr
>  
>  Hi,
>
>  On Thursday 24 January 2013 12:49:21 geo.guide at web.de wrote:
>  > So, according this Java Mapscript is already included in MS4W  and there
>  > should be no need to build an own MapServer version for MXD2map. Or am I
>  > wrong ? Is there a problem with the included Java MapSript versions ?
>
>  No you can use the mapserver provided by MS4W I have done so myself in the
> past. But I would recommend a newer version such as mapserver 6.2 as those
> packages also provide additional features like support for FileGDB
> datasources or angled symbols. There are also binaries for 6.2 one
> available ( http://www.gisinternals.com/sdk/ ) So you would not have to
> build mapserver for yourself. Regards, Andre
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