comparison doku/source/restrictions.txt @ 232:4fc0635000d6

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author Stephan Holl <stephan.holl@intevation.de>
date Mon, 01 Aug 2011 10:56:15 +0200
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1 .. index:: restrictions 1 .. index:: restrictions, label, Raster, SDE, workaround, picture-symols
2 .. _restriction-label: 2 .. _restriction-label:
3 3
4 ------------ 4 ------------
5 Restrictions 5 Restrictions
6 ------------ 6 ------------
12 * ArcSDE-passwords cannot be read since they are encrypted. The converter 12 * ArcSDE-passwords cannot be read since they are encrypted. The converter
13 exports the string ``<PASSWORD>`` which needs to be replaced later on in the 13 exports the string ``<PASSWORD>`` which needs to be replaced later on in the
14 resulting mapfile. 14 resulting mapfile.
15 15
16 * Since MapServer cannot use a FileGeodatabase datasources (yet) the MXD2map 16 * Since MapServer cannot use a FileGeodatabase datasources (yet) the MXD2map
17 does not support this datasource and will not transform the MXD-file at all. 17 does not support this datasource and will not transform the MXD-file at
18 all. This may change in the near future.
18 19
19 * Raster data is not supported by the converter yet. 20 * Raster data is not supported by the converter yet, though ArcSDE
21 Raster-support will be available in the near future.
20 22
21 Symbol support: 23 Symbol support:
22 24
23 * Line symbols with pattern cannot be combined with marker symbols. The 25 * Line symbols with pattern cannot be combined with marker symbols. The
24 converter reads all symbols and writes the corresponding styles to the 26 converter reads all symbols and writes the corresponding styles to the
40 .. tip:: 42 .. tip::
41 To avoid lines and line colors (specially outlines) to be handled by the 43 To avoid lines and line colors (specially outlines) to be handled by the
42 converter, use integer numbers for line width only. 44 converter, use integer numbers for line width only.
43 45
44 * Picture symbols are not supported by the converter since ArcGIS embedds 46 * Picture symbols are not supported by the converter since ArcGIS embedds
45 the image directly into the MXDfile. 47 the image directly into the MXDfile. This might be supported in the
48 near future.
46 49
47 * In ArcGIS maps default symbols can be defined as fallback within classifications. 50 * In ArcGIS maps default symbols can be defined as fallback within classifications.
48 Since MapServer does not support such fallback symbols or styles 51 Since MapServer does not support such fallback symbols or styles
49 within classifications the converter does not read these default symbols. 52 within classifications the converter does not read these default symbols.
50 53
51 * In ArcGIS predefined symbols like bars or pie charts can be used to display 54 * In ArcGIS predefined symbols like bars or pie charts can be used to display
52 values. The converter does not support these symbols yet. 55 values. The converter does not support these symbols yet.
53 56
54 Layer support: 57 Layer support:
55 58
56 * Grouplayer with more than one group level are not supported by the MapServer 59 * Group-layers are represented as WMS Named Layers (not requestable via
57 and even not by the converter. 60 GetMap-Request). WMS-clients can recognize them as
58 61 'organisation-layers'.
59 * Expressions for label are parsed by an internal parser in ArcGIS. The 62 * Expressions for label are parsed by an internal parser in ArcGIS. The
60 expressions designed for this parser cannot be interpreted by the mapserver. 63 interpretation of this expressions is very limited though.
61 Therefore label expressions may not contain any special functions or must fit 64 Therefore label expressions may not contain any special functions or must fit
62 the mapserver expression design pattern. 65 the mapserver expression design pattern.
63 66
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