RE [mapserver-users] Problem using FILTER when the value begins with i

[Alan Boudreault]

Steve,

a " or ' followed by a i means a string insensitive. Howerver... it should 
only match the last '. Please, fill a bug and assign it to "aboudreault".

Thanks,
Alan

On August 22, 2011 01:58:01 pm Steve.Toutant at inspq.qc.ca wrote:
> UPDATE...
> escaping "i works
> FILTER "code= '\Inactive'"
> 
> If someone can explain I would appreciate.
> thanks
> Steve
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> Steve.Toutant at inspq.qc.ca@lists.osgeo.org
> Envoyé par : mapserver-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
> 2011-08-22 13:47
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> mapserver-users at lists.osgeo.org
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> Objet
> [mapserver-users] Problem using FILTER when the value begins with i
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> I have a strange behavior when using a FILTER where the values begin with
> 'i, I have to double my "i" to make it work!
> Example:
> This doesn't work
> FILTER "code= 'Inactive'"
> In the mapserver.log I can see that "i" disappear, I get in the query ...
> (code = 'nactive'), so no data are returns
> 
> Using double "I" it works
> FILTER "code= 'IInactive'"
> 
> It seems that using 'I' or "i" mean something...and that changes the
> encoding of the string or something.
> I'm using mapserver 6.0.1 on a windows 2008 64bits server. The data are in
> a postgis table.
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> This mapfile was working well with mapserver 5.6 on windows 2003 32bits
> server.
> 
> Anyone have seen this before?
> thanks for your help,
> Steve
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Alan Boudreault
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