Unable to use database table as TILEIDEX for shapefiles

[bfraser]

While it is possible to use a database table for a TILEINDEX for raster files, attempting to use a database table as a TILEINDEX for shapefiles results in an error: msTiledSHPOpenFile(): SDE error. Tileindex layer must be a shapefile.

Using OGR has similar problems. I was able to use PostGIS thru OGR, but the syntax is very picky (and too limiting):

LAYER

NAME 'Landfast' TYPE LINE STATUS DEFAULT

CONNECTIONTYPE OGR TILEINDEX "PG:dbname='PN2010_0911' host='thinkcentre1' port='5432' user='PN2010_0911' password='PN2010_0911',images" TILEITEM "location_landfast"

The key points are:

1. No DATA object allowed.
2. No spaces before table name (at the end of the connection string of the TILEINDEX)