[mapserver-users] Labels with SDE data

[Bistrais, Bob]

Thanks Howard.  Has anyone ever been able to find a workaround (besides
using shapefiles)? 

-----Original Message-----
From: Howard Butler [mailto:hobu.inc at gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 4:31 PM
To: Bistrais, Bob
Cc: mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org
Subject: Re: [mapserver-users] Labels with SDE data


On Dec 9, 2008, at 3:09 PM, Bistrais, Bob wrote:

> I am using ESRI SDE layers in a Map file.  On some polygon layers, a 
> text label appears as a strange symbol, such as horizontal lines or a 
> square.  If I convert the same layer to shapefile and use it as a 
> source, the polygon labels look correct.
>
> How can I correct this so the labels look correct using SDE layers?
>

The column you are labeling with likely has unicode characters in it  
and there is a bug in the MapServer SDE code.   See this thread for  
some more detail.
http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/mapserver-users/2008-November/058674.ht
ml

Howard