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Setting General Server Properties

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Setting Up Your Data Sources

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74 Chapter 4 Assembling and Administering Your Server
On the General tab in the Properties dialog box, you can specify the
following properties for Autodesk MapGuide Server:


Server administrator's e-mail address


Maximum number of simultaneous requests to the server


Search path for raster image files


Autodesk MapGuide for VISION* configuration data source


Services that must start before starting Autodesk MapGuide Server
Autodesk MapGuide Server needs access to the data sources containing the
spatial and attribute data for your maps. To communicate with these data
sources, Autodesk MapGuide Server uses Microsoft's OLE DB (Object Linking
and Embedding Database) technology. OLE DB provides communication
between client applications and a variety of database systems using compo-
nents called data providers.
Autodesk MapGuide Server can access attribute data from any standard OLE
DB data provider such as Microsoft Access, SQL Server, Oracle, or any ODBC
data source (using the Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers). In addi-
tion, Autodesk MapGuide Server can access spatial data from OLE DB Spatial
Providers (SDPs), such as Autodesk MapGuide SDF, Autodesk VISION*, and
Oracle8i Spatial, by using data extensions. These OLE DB providers enable
direct access to the native data sources, which eliminates the need to convert
your data before using it with Autodesk MapGuide.
The Autodesk MapGuide Data Extension for SDF is automatically installed
when you install Autodesk MapGuide Server. You can purchase the following
additional data extensions:


Autodesk MapGuide Data Extension for VISION*


Autodesk MapGuide Data Extension for Oracle8i Spatial


Autodesk MapGuide Data Extension for DWG


Autodesk MapGuide Data Extension for SHP