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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Since moving to mapserver 5.0 (mostly to test AGG), a layer
in my map file that has this class definition:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> CLASS<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> EXPRESSION (%qstring%)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> COLOR 230 230 179<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The query no longer works. If I change it to an explicit
query string, like:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> EXPRESSION ('[DISTRICT]' eq '<st1:place w:st="on">ALTAMONT</st1:place>')<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The polygon is filled as expected. In the “MapServer
4.10 to 5.0 Migration Guide”, there is mention that in the case of
qstring queries, the qstring_validation_pattern layer-level metadata is
required. It also says the absence of this setting produces a fatal error. My
maps still work, they just do not fill in the polygon that matches the qstring.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I cannot find any examples or documentation for the qstring_validation_pattern
setting. Can anybody give me a pointer in the right direction?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>David S. Hunter</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><br>
</span></font><em><i><font face="Times New Roman">Lead Software Engineer</font></i></em><i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:
italic'><br>
</span></font><em><i><font face="Times New Roman">Fidelity National Geographic
Solutions</font></i></em></i><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'><br>
</span></font><em><i><font face="Times New Roman">division of Fidelity National
Information Services</font></i></em></i><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'><br>
</span></font><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><em><i><font
face="Times New Roman">5353 Gamble Drive, Suite 201</font></i></em></st1:address></st1:Street></i><i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:
italic'><br>
</span></font><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><em><i><font
face="Times New Roman">St. Louis Park</font></i></em></st1:City><em><i><font
face="Times New Roman">, <st1:State w:st="on">MN</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">55416</st1:PostalCode></font></i></em></st1:place></i><i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:
italic'><br>
</span></font><em><i><font face="Times New Roman">Email: </font></i></em></i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a
href="mailto:david.hunter@fnf.com"><em><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>david.hunter@fnis.com</span></font></i></em></a><br>
</span></font><em><i><font face="Times New Roman">Phone: 952.542.1440 ext. 256</font></i></em><i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:
italic'><br>
</span></font><em><i><font face="Times New Roman">Fax: 952.542.3859</font></i></em></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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