Difference between revisions of "MapGuide Open User Technical FAQ's"
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For those interested in getting under the hood, you can download the Metabase editor from here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/232068. Then, change the LM\W3SVC\MaxConnections value from 10 to 40. Note that setting it above 40 will not help. | For those interested in getting under the hood, you can download the Metabase editor from here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/232068. Then, change the LM\W3SVC\MaxConnections value from 10 to 40. Note that setting it above 40 will not help. | ||
| − | '''Can a resource point to my Shape or | + | '''Can a resource point to my Shape, SDF or Raster files in a file location outside of the repository?''' |
| − | <br>Yes, you can work-around this by following the steps found in this mail list post. https://mapguide.osgeo.org/servlets/ReadMsg?listName=users&msgNo=321 | + | <br>Yes, you can work-around this by following the steps found in this mail list post. https://mapguide.osgeo.org/servlets/ReadMsg?listName=users&msgNo=321. There is also a white paper on this topic on Autodesk's MapGuide Enterprise web site at: http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/linking_to_external_data_autodeskmapguidewhitepaper.pdf |
'''Is there a good resource for database connection string information?''' | '''Is there a good resource for database connection string information?''' | ||
<br>Yes, check out http://www.connectionstrings.com/. I'm sure if we get them OGR connection strings, they will publish them as well. | <br>Yes, check out http://www.connectionstrings.com/. I'm sure if we get them OGR connection strings, they will publish them as well. | ||
Revision as of 10:38, 27 September 2006
MapGuide Open User Technical FAQ's
Is there a way around Window's XP Internet Information Services 10 connection limit?
Yes, this constraint can be partially worked around by editing the IIS Metabase.
For those interested in getting under the hood, you can download the Metabase editor from here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/232068. Then, change the LM\W3SVC\MaxConnections value from 10 to 40. Note that setting it above 40 will not help.
Can a resource point to my Shape, SDF or Raster files in a file location outside of the repository?
Yes, you can work-around this by following the steps found in this mail list post. https://mapguide.osgeo.org/servlets/ReadMsg?listName=users&msgNo=321. There is also a white paper on this topic on Autodesk's MapGuide Enterprise web site at: http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/linking_to_external_data_autodeskmapguidewhitepaper.pdf
Is there a good resource for database connection string information?
Yes, check out http://www.connectionstrings.com/. I'm sure if we get them OGR connection strings, they will publish them as well.