Java Mapscript map draw error

[Ajay Ranipeta]

Hi list (and Sean Gillies),

Got a (known) problem, and (desperately and urgently) need a fix (or even
info). I'm using java mapscript on windows, and after zooming in a few
times, i get the following error under the tomcat logs:

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java.lang.UnknownError: Failed to parse expression
 at edu.umn.gis.mapscript.mapscriptJNI.mapObj_draw(Native Method)
 at edu.umn.gis.mapscript.mapObj.draw(mapObj.java:397)
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Now I know there is a similar error with layers (bug 1266:
http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=1266), but i suspect it is
the same problem.

I'm using Java/Mapscript v.4.4 (from hobu's site). While the bug report says
that it'll be fixed with version 4.6, I was just wondering if it is fixed
with the new version? If so, does anyone have a copy of new version of java
mapscript? If not, anyone kind enough to let me know how to compile one. I
don't have a copy of Visual C++, (and hence a pre-compiled version would be
much appritiated).

Any help would be greatly appritiated.

tia

cheers,
Ajay