WMS problem: works in ArcCatalog but not in ArcMap

CoreyStaver — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 14:05:38 GMT

I have successfully used WMS before but something has gone wrong. I can create a WMS connection in ArcCatalog and am able to connect successfully and see the images in the preview pane. But when I try to add the layer to an ArcMap project I get this error "Could not add specified data object to map".

I tried adding the layer by using the Add Data button in ArcMap. When I navigated to the connection it is shown with a red X as being disconnected. And upon trying to access the connnection I get the error message "Generic server error message".

Here is one of the URLs if it helps: http://maps.unr.edu/mapserver/services/Imagery/NAIP_NV/MapServer/WMSServer?

This is a URL that I have used successfully before. And it seems that ArcCatalog is still able to connect. Any ideas what's going on here?

Re: WMS problem: works in ArcCatalog but not in ArcMap

AitorCalero_García — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 07:10:37 GMT

What version of ArcGIS are you using?

The URL http://maps.unr.edu/mapserver/services/Imagery/NAIP_NV/MapServer/WMSServer?request=getCapabilities seems to work well.

Have you tried with ArcGIS Explorer or any other client?

I would also suggest to use Fiddler to capture the requests/responses from ArcGIS.

Hope this helps.

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