In this post I'd like to present what might appear as a rather un-intuitive performance tip for Autodesk Infrastructure Map Server / MapGuide: Under certain conditions, superior performance can be achieved by using layer theming to perform row filtering rather than filtering at the database level. Traditional Database Filtering Frequently... Continue reading

In my previous post Remote Debugging in ASP.Net with Reflector Pro, Part 1, I touched on a more complicated potential scenario where the assembly you want to debug does not have a debugger signature. This requires Reflector Pro regenerate the assembly before debugging is possible. And, a further complication occurs... Continue reading

If you're thinking 'Skip the guff, take me straight to the solution!' you can jump to The Solution. Recently I had the task of working out which Suburb a list of pipe assets were located in. 'Easy!' I thought, and started with this: select p.FID, s.SUBURBNAME from PIPE p left... Continue reading

Introduction When debugging your application, there are often times when it would be helpful to get a better understanding of what is happening beyond the boundary of your application's source code. For example, your project may reference a 3rd party dll, or maybe you want to step through code in... Continue reading

After having performed this operation a number of times I now feel I'm ready to blog on the topic. Thanks goes to all those who have posted on this topic before me. In this post I refer to the server that you are copying as the 'Source', and the new... Continue reading

As a developer, the use of the term 'build' here isn't that accurate; really what we are talking about is combining, minifying and compressing Javascript. Unfortunately, an out-of-box installation of MapGuide Fusion 2012 does not include all of the pieces of the puzzle necessary to perform the build. So, the... Continue reading

Personally, I find the need to ensure correct Spatial Metadata for geometry tables in Oracle to be an annoying stumbling block that frequently catches me out when creating new tables that contain spatial data. But, of course, Spatial Metadata is a necessity for every view and table that contains geometry... Continue reading

After spending the last couple of weeks unsuccessfully trying to think of something interesting to blog about, today a colleague in the US responded to an email that I sent almost a year ago where I claimed to have prepared a script to remove un-needed files from a MapGuide Fusion... Continue reading