The use of '

[Daniel Morissette]

Daniele Margotti wrote:
>
> I use shape files, and in .DBF files I have string values with apostrophes
> inside (e.g.: "Cava de' Tirreni", "Via Dell'Artigianato", and so on).
> When I query my map, MapServer substitutes all apostrophes with the
> string "'" (and prints "Cava de' Tirreni" or "Via
> Dell'Artigianato").
>

How do you query your map? Are you using the mapserv CGI with the query
templates or some other mechanism such as WMS, WFS,... ?


> In fact, "'" is not a valid HTML entity reference, as you can see
> here:
> http://fishbowl.pastiche.org/2003/07/01/the_curse_of_apos
>
> Do I have to modify mapstring.c and recompile all, or can I tell MapServer
> (for example, with a flag in .map file) to not substitute apostrophes?
>

Um... it's the first time I hear of this. For the benefit of other
readers who didn't follow the link above: ' is valid in XML and in
XHTML but not in good'old HTML.  :(

Could you please file a bug about this in the mapserver bugzilla?

>
> P.S.: WHY can't I still use Outlook to post to the list?
> I've regularly subscribed, but it seems I can only post via webinterface...
>

I'd suggest that you contact Tom Burk (teb at mallit.fr.umn.edu), he's
the contact with the listserv administrators.

Daniel
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