[mapserver-users] Special characters in Mapfile?
Jeff McKenna
jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com
Tue Apr 14 12:08:29 PDT 2009
Bistrais, Bob wrote:
> I am building some mapfiles, where the customer would like to use an
> ampersand in the Group parameter. When I try this, the data does not
> display either in the map or in the Ka-Map legend. Is there a way to
> use the ampersand (or any special character) in a Mapfile?
>
Bob,
Here is my advice:
- always quote strings in a mapfile (such as the layer's NAME and GROUP
parameters)
- this should allow you to use special characters in your map image
- test your mapfile with the shp2img commandline utility
- wherever possible, avoid using special characters in the NAME and
GROUP parameters, because these might/will cause grief for OGC services
I don't know how this relates to your specific application, but those
are my thoughts in terms of your map image.
-jeff
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Jeff McKenna
FOSS4G Consulting and Training Services
http://www.gatewaygeomatics.com/
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