non case sensitive search

kenboss kenboss at dilbert.dnr.state.mn.us
Fri Aug 18 09:56:04 EDT 2000


Since you are taking your input from an html form, you don't really have
any
control over what people might type in there.  So your best bet is probably
to
use a bit of javascript to massage your users' input to a format that
matches
what's in the shapefile before the form is submitted.

--Ken

> Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 10:21:40 +0000
> From: Ma <marin at here.is>
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> Subject: Re: non case sensitive search
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> This syntax is not what I want and I don't think it is useful. Is there
other
> way to perform search without matching the case?
>
> ---
> Ma
>
>
> Stepan Kafka wrote:
>
> > Use the syntax "(R|r)i" . (Somebody suggested itformerly.)
> >
> > Stepan
> >
> > > -----Pùvodní zpráva-----
> > > Od: owner-mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
> > > [mailto:owner-mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu]za uživatele Ma
> > > Odesláno: 2. srpna 2000 19:04
> > > Komu: mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
> > > Pøedmìt: non case sensitive search
> > >
> > >
> > > Dear All,
> > >
> > > Trying to search via form like this:
> > > <...
> > > <input type="hidden" name="mode" value="itemnquery">
> > > <input type="hidden" name="qlayer" value="cities">
> > > <input type="hidden" name="item" value="NAME">
> > > <input type="TEXT" size="20" name="value" value="" ...
> > >
> > > but in the shape file the names of the cities starts with capital
letter
> > >
> > > Example:
> > >
> > > Madrid
> > > Turin
> > > Paris
> > > Riga
> > >
> > > and if you search for "ri" - only first 3 will be listed, if you
search
> > > for "Ri" only the last will be listed. My question is: How to perform
> > > search without matching the case?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Ma
> > >
>



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