[OSM-newbies] Problems with WMS Plugin

[Manuel Sontag]

Claudius wrote:
> Am 28.09.2009 18:32, Matt Williams:
>   
>> 2009/9/28 Manuel Sontag<manuel.sontag at gmx.net>:
>>     
>>> Claudius wrote:
>>>       
>>>> Am 28.09.2009 16:19, Manuel Sontag:
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> Hi there,
>>>>>
>>>>> I have the following problem with the WMS plugin:
>>>>> I installed the plugin and webkit-image. On startup there's no error
>>>>> message and the WMS plugin menue is present.
>>>>> In the plugin preferences, I copy the default setting entry for Landsat
>>>>> and YAHOO (webkit) to the menue configuration.
>>>>>
>>>>> Neither of these options does work for me however. In the case of
>>>>> Landsat, I get the following error message when trying to download the
>>>>> tiles: The base URL "(...)" for this layer does neither end with a '&'
>>>>> nor with a '?'
>>>>>
>>>>> Is there a place where I can configure the URL ? But where to get the
>>>>> correct URL, I'd expect the default URL to work ?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> In case of YAHOO I have even less success because there isn't even a
>>>>> menue entry for this option. I did not change the WMS URL and so it is
>>>>> "yahoo://webkit-image {0}", which I thought is correct because I have
>>>>> copied the webkit-image tool in the same directory as the josm-latest.jar.
>>>>>
>>>>> Do you have any ideas ? What can I do to further debug the problem ?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>>>
>>>>> Manuel
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>> My guess is that you're running outdated software. Which JOSM and
>>>> Wmsplugin versions are you using?
>>>>
>>>> I'm using JOSM 2206 on WinVista64 with wmsplugin 17817. My default Yahoo
>>>> Sat entry which I simply copied is pointing at:
>>>>
>>>> html:http://josm.openstreetmap.de/wmsplugin/YahooDirect.html?
>>>>
>>>> Claudius
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> I just updated to these versions and the problem is still the same. I
>>> cannot find a yahoo landsat entry in the seetings, but my Landsat URL is
>>> this:
>>> http://onearth.jpl.nasa.gov/wms.cgi?request=GetMap&layers=global_mosaic&styles=&srs=EPSG:4326&format=image/jpeg
>>>
>>> When using it, I get still the error message that the URL does not end
>>> with either ? or&, which is of course correct ?!? Maybe I somehow
>>> screwed up the settings, but I just updated the plugin.
>>>       
>> Try adding a&  to the end of that URL you posted. I had this problem a
>> while back and doing that fixed it. I believe the error was caused by
>> an  update/change at some point.
>>
>>     
>
> Why don't you simply add the WMS URL for Yahoo that I've posted?
> (For the default entries to show up you would have to deleted your JOSM 
> preferences.)
>
> Claudius
>
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Guys, thanks for your help !
I did delete my preferences directory and with the next restart it was 
re-created with the correct URLs. It looks like an update of the WMS 
plugin did not update the URL data.

Thanks again,
Manuel