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8 Currently there are some restrictions in the usage of the converter: |
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10 Supported datasources: |
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12 * ArcSDE-passwords cannot be read since they are encrypted. The converter |
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13 exports the string ``<PASSWORD>`` which needs to be replaced later on in the |
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14 resulting mapfile. |
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16 * Since MapServer cannot use a FileGeodatabase datasources (yet) the MXD2map |
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17 does not support this datasource and will not transform the MXD-file at all. |
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19 * Raster data is not supported by the converter yet. |
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21 Symbol support: |
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23 * Line symbols with pattern cannot be combined with marker symbols. The |
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24 converter reads all symbols and writes the corresponding styles to the |
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25 resulting mapfile but the marker symbols are rendered without any gap. |
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26 The resulting mapimage may not look as intended. |
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29 Workarround: For small marker symbols it is recommended to use a line symbol in |
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30 combination with pattern (in ArcGIS called template) to create the |
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31 symbology. |
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32 The reason why marker symbols cannot be used in combination with a template |
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33 is the difficulty to interpret the read attributes like marks and gaps and |
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34 write the appropriate symbols with the appropiate gap to the mapfile. |
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37 smaller than 1. Outlines with a width smaller than 1 are drawn in the fill |
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38 color of the ploygon and the width is set to 1. |
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41 To avoid lines and line colors (specially outlines) to be handled by the |
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47 * In ArcGIS maps default symbols can be defined as fallback within classifications. |
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