MENTOR_DICTIONARY_PATH var env problem with MAP3D

[poulet1212]

Guys,

I'm running Autodesk Map 3D 2013 and after installing MGOS, I was unable to see my maps because of coordinate system missing error.

The fact is that MGOS setup a MENTOR_DICTIONARY_PATH env. var. to C:\Program Files\OSGeo\MapGuide\CS-Map\Dictionaries\

It seems that Autodesk Map 3D doesn't setup such an env. var. but will use it if it has been set.

I resolved this issue by setting this variable to the folder that Autocad currently uses: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Autodesk\Geospatial Coordinate Systems 2013

Would be nice to have a mean to setup this variable correctly if there is an existing Autocad Map installation.

-- You can see more details here from someone asking the Autodesk support. ​http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/AutoCAD-Map-3D-General/Map-2012-Coordinate-system-files-missing/m-p/3014858/highlight/true

If the link is no more valid i let uereby a pdf of it.

[poulet1212]

response from Autodesk support

[jng]

MapGuide hasn't used MENTOR_DICTIONARY_PATH since 2.4 as a result of RFC 122 (​http://trac.osgeo.org/mapguide/wiki/MapGuideRfc122)

If a MENTOR_DICTIONARY_PATH env var exists, it will be used by MGOS only if the configured MentorDictionaryPath in serverconfig.ini/webconfig.ini does not exist. If the MentorDictionaryPath setting is valid, the MENTOR_DICTIONARY_PATH is not required for MGOS to operate.

I'll check the installer to see if it is still creating MENTOR_DICTIONARY_PATH. If it does, we'll remove that part from the installer as it is no longer required.

[jng]

The installer doesn't set MENTOR_DICTIONARY_PATH anymore, nor does MapGuide use it as a first point of contact (serverconfig.ini and webconfig.ini take precedence).

This probably means what you have is some leftover from a previous installation.