FILTER for value with apostrophe

[sp]

I figured it out - there was a different problem in the layer
definition.  This was fine.
Sorry about that.
sp


On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 15:24:22 -0500, Jeff Portwine <jdport at veritime.com> wrote:
>
> Can't you do something like:
> "Oriole (1st Bullock\'s)"
>
> to make it work with the apostrophe?
>
> -Jeff
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "sp" <sandrapaddock at GMAIL.COM>
> To: <MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU>
> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 2:37 PM
> Subject: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] FILTER for value with apostrophe
>
> > Hi, all.
> >
> > I'm having some problems constructing a query in my map file.  I'm
> > trying to do something pretty basic - grab some records based on a
> > field value - but I have an apostrophe in my target string, and I
> > think that's causing a problem.  All my other codes work just fine,
> > and this particular layer draws successfully if I substitute a
> > different species (e.g. one w/o an apostrophe).
> >
> > This is the idea I'm trying to get at:
> > FILTER  >
> > So, my questions are:
> > 1) I searched and found limited references to known issues with string
> > encoding.  Is this related, or am I encountering some other issue?
> > 2) Is there currently any way I can escape the apostrophe?
> > 3) I've tried to create a regular expression, but I might be doing it
> > wrong.  Can I use a regex to get around this issue?  If so, any
> > suggestions on what that expression would look like, as my guess isn't
> > working  - "Oriole.(1st.Bullock.s)"
> >
> > Please help - this is my first MapServer task in a VERY long time!
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Sandra
> >
>
>