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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>We're working on an application that uses a virtual
spatial layer coming from an Oracle database using WKT geometry. For
performance and presentation reasons, we are setting the CONNECTION string
dynamically based on the user's selected parameters on a query form. The
CONNECTION is being set by including the OGR virtual layer definition in-line,
such as:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>CONNECTION "<OGRVRTDataSource><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <OGRVRTLayer name='Reference_Query'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>
<SrcDataSource>ODBC:system/normin@normin_dev</SrcDataSource> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <SrcSQL>SELECT * FROM
MINFWHSE_P1.MINFT_WH2_REFER_REFERENCE WHERE
MINFWHSE_P1.MINFT_WH2_REFER_REFERENCE.C_REFER_REFERENCE_NBR IS NOT
NULL</SrcSQL><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <GeometryType>wkbPolygon</GeometryType>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <GeometryField encoding='WKT'
field='GEOMETRY'/> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </OGRVRTLayer><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'></OGRVRTDataSource>"<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The above example works fine. However, when we
include commas in the SrcSQL element, such as "SELECT FIELD1,FIELD2 FROM
TABLE1,TABLE2", mapserver crashes with:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>"<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>[MapServer Error]: msOGRFileOpen(): Open failed for
OGR connection `<OGRVRTDataSource><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <OGRVRTLayer name='Reference_Query'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>
<SrcDataSource>ODBC:system/normin@normin_dev</SrcDataSource> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <SrcSQL>SELECT
MINFWHSE_P1.MINFT_WH2_REFER_REFERENCE.C_REFER_REFERENCE_NBR'.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Parse error at EOF, not all elements have been
closed,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>starting with SrcSQL<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>"<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Is this behaviour expected, i.e. are commas
disallowed in the MAP file, and if so is there a way to escape them? I can put
the exact same string in an OVF file and set the CONNECTION to that file, and
then it works, so I know there is nothing wrong with the string itself.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Thanks.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>Mark
Adams</span></font><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=navy
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>Senior
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face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>Fax:
905-333-0455</span></font><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>Email:
mark.adams@dpra.com</span></font><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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