I can create a shapefile datastore if the shapefile is in the geoserver_data_dir/data area.
And my preexisting shapefile datastore from http://maps.massgis.state.ma.us/test_data/TOWNS_POLY.SHP still works
but trying to create a new shapefile datastore from http://maps.massgis.state.ma.us/test_data/COUNTIES_POLY.SHP through the UI seems to insist on putting the “file://” back in front of the “http://” when I click the Save button and then can’t find the shapefile because the path is incorrect.
Screenshot attached. I notice http://docs.geoserver.org/2.0.x/en/user/data/shapefile.html doesn’t mention a shapefile sitting at a web accessible dir - maybe this is not longer supported through the UI?
Just something I noticed.
Sorry, forgot the screenshot before…
Freeman, Aleda (EEA) ha scritto:
I can create a shapefile datastore if the shapefile is in the geoserver_data_dir/data area.
And my preexisting shapefile datastore from _http://maps.massgis.state.ma.us/test_data/TOWNS_POLY.SHP_ still works
but trying to create a new shapefile datastore from _http://maps.massgis.state.ma.us/test_data/COUNTIES_POLY.SHP_ through the UI seems to insist on putting the "_file://_" back in front of the "_http://_" when I click the Save button and then can't find the shapefile because the path is incorrect.
Screenshot attached. I notice _http://docs.geoserver.org/2.0.x/en/user/data/shapefile.html_ doesn't mention a shapefile sitting at a web accessible dir - maybe this is not longer supported through the UI?
I guess we can relax the validation. However, accessing shapefiles
over the wire is going to be damn slow... why are you doing that? 
Ah, do yo happen to have a ready to use shapefile that I can use
to see if the shapefile datastore actually still supports this
kind of access?
Cheers
Andrea
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Enterprise support for open source geospatial.
I actually don't need it and I understand the concern about speed, and there's no conflict in the documentation so leaving it as it is
would make sense really, as sort of a GeoServer recommendation. I was just curious because I'd done it in the past and it still works for
that datastore.
You can grab a COUNTIES shapefile here if you want: http://maps.massgis.state.ma.us/test_data for example COUNTIES
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Subject: Re: [Geoserver-users] Possible UI minor hiccup on creating shapefile datastore from web accessible folder?
Freeman, Aleda (EEA) ha scritto:
I can create a shapefile datastore if the shapefile is in the
geoserver_data_dir/data area.
And my preexisting shapefile datastore from
_http://maps.massgis.state.ma.us/test_data/TOWNS_POLY.SHP_ still works
but trying to create a new shapefile datastore from
_http://maps.massgis.state.ma.us/test_data/COUNTIES_POLY.SHP_ through
the UI seems to insist on putting the "_file://_" back in front of the
"_http://_" when I click the Save button and then can't find the
shapefile because the path is incorrect.
Screenshot attached. I notice
_http://docs.geoserver.org/2.0.x/en/user/data/shapefile.html_ doesn't
mention a shapefile sitting at a web accessible dir - maybe this is
not longer supported through the UI?
I guess we can relax the validation. However, accessing shapefiles over the wire is going to be damn slow... why are you doing that? Ah, do yo happen to have a ready to use shapefile that I can use to see if the shapefile datastore actually still supports this kind of access?
Cheers
Andrea
--
Andrea Aime
OpenGeo - http://opengeo.org
Enterprise support for open source geospatial.
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