MapInfo Pro 9.5. connecting to WFS from ArcGIS Server

Chris E

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Jan 27, 2009, 8:26:31 AM1/27/09

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I have the following problem……

I am trying to add a WFS connection in MapInfo but get the following
error message (see files section - image 2701_01.jpg)

Although the same address works in Internet Explorer as shown here
(see files section - image 2701_02.jpg)

I can successfully connect to other WFS services using MapInfo
Professional.

I can also connect to the same WFS service in ArcGIS but not MapInfo.

I'm using MI Pro 9.5. release build 70.

Please can anyone tell me what the problem is.

Thanks,

Chris

Peter Horsbøll Møller

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Jan 27, 2009, 9:28:12 AM1/27/09

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Chris,

What URL do you write ?

Remember that MapInfo add REQUEST=GETCAPABILITIES on it's own.

So you should not write that part of the URL in the address field in MapInfo

Peter Horsbøll Møller
Pitney Bowes Business Insight - MapInfo

2009/1/27 Chris E <ewing...@gmail.com>

Chris E

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Jan 27, 2009, 11:06:16 AM1/27/09

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Hi Peter,

I tried this without the REQUEST=GETCAPABILITIES at the end but still
get the same error message.

"Unable to retrieve capabilities from the WFS Server"

My URL looks like this

http://......./arcgis/services/test_wms_wfs/MapServer/WFSServer?

Hope you can help.

Thanks,

Chris

On Jan 27, 2:28 pm, Peter Horsbøll Møller <mapinf...@horsboll-

moller.dk> wrote:
> Chris,
>
> What URL do you write ?
> Remember that MapInfo add REQUEST=GETCAPABILITIES on it's own.
> So you should not write that part of the URL in the address field in MapInfo
> Peter Horsbøll Møller
> Pitney Bowes Business Insight - MapInfo
>

> 2009/1/27 Chris E <ewingch...@gmail.com>

>
>
>
>
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> > I have the following problem……
>
> > I am trying to add a WFS connection in MapInfo but get the following
> > error message (see files section - image 2701_01.jpg)
>
> > Although the same address works in Internet Explorer as shown here
> > (see files section - image 2701_02.jpg)
>
> > I can successfully connect to other WFS services using MapInfo
> > Professional.
>
> > I can also connect to the same WFS service in ArcGIS but not MapInfo.
>
> > I'm using MI Pro 9.5. release build 70.
>
> > Please can anyone tell me what the problem is.
>
> > Thanks,
>

> > Chris- Hide quoted text -
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Lars I. Nielsen (GisPro)

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Jan 27, 2009, 2:00:53 PM1/27/09

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Hi Chris,

In WMS/WFS, the key names are case insensitive, but their values are not (unfortunately). Try REQUEST=GetCapabilities instead.

Best regards / Med venlig hilsen
Lars I. Nielsen
GIS & DB Integrator
GisPro

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Chris E

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Feb 3, 2009, 10:19:39 AM2/3/09

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Hi Lars,

I tried to use REQUEST=GetCapabilities but I get the same error
message....

"Unable to retrieve capabilities from the WFS Server"

Are there any other ideas I can try?

Thanks,

Chris

On Jan 27, 7:00 pm, "Lars I. Nielsen (GisPro)" <L...@gispro.dk> wrote:
> Hi Chris,

> In WMS/WFS, the key names are case insensitive, but their values are not (unfortunately). Try REQUEST=GetCapabilities instead.Best regards / Med venlig hilsen Lars I. Nielsen GIS & DB Integrator GisPro

Lars I. Nielsen (GisPro)

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Feb 3, 2009, 2:03:54 PM2/3/09

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Hi Chris,

Google is your friend :-)

I Google'd "arcgis server wfs parameters" and ended up on this informative page - http://webhelp.esri.com/arcgisserver/9.3/dotNet/index.htm#wfs_service.htm

It suggests "... append '?request=getCapabilities' or 'request=getCapabilities&version=1.1.0' to the WFS URL ..."

I've heard a couple of times that ESRI's services aren't 100% compliant, and case-sensitiving key names may be what's the matter. Try the above camel-case, and include the VERSION parameter.

But maybe the service just doesn't publish a capabilities document ??