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4 Restrictions
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7 Currently there are some restrictions in the usage of the converter:
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9 Supported datasources:
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11 * ArcSDE-passwords cannot be read since they are encrypted. The converter
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12 exports the string "define me" which needs to be replaced later on in the
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13 resulting mapfile
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15 * Since the MapServer cannot use a file geodatabase datasource the converter
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16 does not support this datasource and will not transform the MXD-file at all.
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18 * Raster data is not supported by the converter yet.
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20 Symbol support:
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22 * Line symbols with pattern cannot be combined with marker symbols. The
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23 converter reads all symbols and writes the corresponding styles to the
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24 resulting mapfile but the marker symbols are rendered without any gap.
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26 * Workarround:
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27 For small marker symbols it is recommended to use a line symbol in
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28 combination with pattern (in ArcGIS called template) to create the
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29 symbology.
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30 The reason why marker symbols cannot be used in combination with a template
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31 is the difficulty to interpret the read attributes like marks and gaps and
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32 write the appropriate symbols with the appropiate gap to the mapfile.
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34 * The converter sets the width to 1 for line symbols that have a width
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35 smaller than 1. Outlines with a width smaller than 1 are drawn in the fill
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36 color of the ploygon and the width is set to 1.
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38 * Tip:
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39 To avoid lines and line colors (specially outlines) to be handled by the
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40 converter, use integer numbers for line width only.
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42 * Picture symbols are not supported by the converter.
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44 * In ArcGIS maps default symbols can be defined as fallback. Since MapServer
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45 does not support such fallback symbols or styles the converter does not
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46 read these default symbols.
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48 * In ArcGIS predefined symbols like bars or pie charts can be used to display
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49 values. The converter does not support these symbols.
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51 Layer support:
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53 * Grouplayer with more than one group level are not supported by the MapServer
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54 and even not by the converter.
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