shp2img failing on super-basic mapfile

[Frank Warmerdam]

Webb Sprague wrote:
> I am trying to generate an image from the following mapfile, but I
> keep getting the following:
> 
> MAPSCRIPT[0]$ shp2img  -m map2  > foo
> msEvalRegex(): Regular expression error. String (map2) failed
> expression test. <br>
> 
> Please help!  I am running mac os x, with a fink install of mapserver.

Webb,

MapServer validates the name of it's mapfile against a regular expression
in an attempt to prevent hostile visitors from being able to trick mapserv
into using non-map files (eg. /etc/passwd).

If you rename your map 2.map it should work.  The default mapfile
regular expression just looks for the extension .map as far as I know.

Best regards,
-- 
---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------
I set the clouds in motion - turn up   | Frank Warmerdam, warmerdam at pobox.com
light and sound - activate the windows | http://pobox.com/~warmerdam
and watch the world go round - Rush    | President OSGeo, http://osgeo.org