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Adding a WMS Layer to ArcGIS Viewer for Flex

ShaunWeston — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:15:30 GMT

For some reason I can't add an WMS layer to a Flex Viewer. I have this in the config file:

<layer label="NRCan"
    type="wms"
    skipgetcapabilities="true"
    url="http://mapping.gw.govt.nz/ArcGIS/services/GW/Our_Environment_P/MapServer/WMSServer"
    visible="true"
    visiblelayers="limits"
/>

However nothing shows?

Re: Adding a WMS Layer to ArcGIS Viewer for Flex

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:57:15 GMT

Shaun,

I am not sure where you got the layer name of "limits" from? If you add this url: http://mapping.gw.govt.nz/ArcGIS/services/GW/Our_Environment_P/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS
to ArcCatalog using the GIS Servers and then Add WMS Server and then click get layers you can then click on individual layers (not groups) and find their names and that is what has to be listed in the visiblelayers attribute.

<layer label="NRCan" type="wms" skipgetcapabilities="true" version="1.3.0" wkid="102100"                    url="http://mapping.gw.govt.nz/ArcGIS/services/GW/Our_Environment_P/MapServer/WMSServer"                    visible="true" visiblelayers="33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40"/>

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Re: Adding a WMS Layer to ArcGIS Viewer for Flex

ShaunWeston — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:45:55 GMT

Oh ha I was getting that "limits" from an example, but I see how that works now, thanks heaps.

Re: Adding a WMS Layer to ArcGIS Viewer for Flex

JodiLuostarinen — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:56:14 GMT

I was able to get wms layer to display in flex sample viewer, as follows:

<layer label="OpenStreetMap"
     type="wms"
     visible="true"
     skipgetcapabilities="true"
     version="1.1.1"
        url="http://maps.opengeo.org/geoserver/ows?"
       visiblelayers="countries"
        wkid="3857">
   </layer>

Re: Adding a WMS Layer to ArcGIS Viewer for Flex

mattijnvan_hoek — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:06:35 GMT

If I copy the code from you guys I get the following:
For the code of Jodi Luostarinen:
I go to http://localhost/flexviewer/ and I get the error: 'A problem occurred while parsing the configuration file config.xml Error#1090'.

I've checked the url in ArcCatalog (Add WMS Server) and it works, but there it mentions the name of the layer as 'osm:countries'. Tried that as well, same error.

For the code of Robert Scheitlin (mapping.gw.govt.nz etc..)
I go to http://localhost/flexviewer/ and it will show the flexviewer, if I go to 'More..' I can see the layer, but when I click 'Zoom to'. It zooms out to full extent and further nothing.

I tried to add a layer from GeoServer via http://localhost:8080/geoserver/wms?, (got visiblelayers="tiger:giant_polygon", from WMS Service Properties in ArcCatalog) but also no luck. What ever I try it is or Error#1090 or it zooms out to full extent by clicking 'Zoom to'.

I even desperately add a crossdomain.xml in my webroot folder eventhough I use the tag skipgetcapabilities.

My last thought: do I need to use a live server instead of localhost?