[Geoserver-users] Create a data source for a .lyr file

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I am using GeoServer v2.4.2 and have some .lyr files that I want to publish as layers. I can't seem to find out how to create a data source using one of the .lyr files. Anyone have any idea if GeoServer can serve up that file type?

Thanks - Peter Len

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On 12/30/2013 03:18 PM, Peter Len wrote:

I am using GeoServer v2.4.2 and have some .lyr files that I want to publish as layers. I can't seem to find out how to create a data source using one of the .lyr files. Anyone have any idea if GeoServer can serve up that file type?

Thanks - Peter Len

ArcGIS lyr files do not contain data it only contains style rules:
http://support.esri.com/es/knowledgebase/techarticles/detail/40057

And no, you'll need to convert it to an SLD file and upload the original
source (likely shapefile) to apply the SLD to. There is an SLD export
tool for ArcGIS, mileage will vary.

Thanks,
Alex