Hi Dave, I have a rule based on the following that includes a test for a 
question mark, and it seems to work fine:
 
alt_name~'.*[!"$%\^&*_+=\[\]{}:;@~#<>,?/|\\].*' {echotags "Road with invalid 
character in alt_name"; delete alt_name}
 
So I expect you should be able to put ~’.*[?].*’ as the test if the question 
mark is not accepted outside the square brackets.
 
Regards,
Mike
 
From: Dave Swarthout [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: 18 March 2015 14:28
To: Development list for mkgmap
Subject: [mkgmap-dev] Testing for a literal question mark
 
How would I write a regex style rule that fires when it encounters a question 
mark in a name?
 
There is a group of local mappers that have used an invented name of "Ban ?" 
for towns they do not know the name of. I want to set the name to something 
more meaningful but I can't seem to discover a way to escape the ? without 
crashing mkgmap.

 
-- 
Dave Swarthout
Homer, Alaska
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Travel Blog at http://dswarthout.blogspot.com
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