Hi Solved the problem by adding quote marks at the beginning and end of each ref_no so that the variable is seem by the map file as a string rather than an integer.
Graeme GGould wrote: > > Hi > > Im just starting out with MapServer and have a bit of a stumbling block. > The following script should identify a property based on the "ref_no" > string variable passed to the map file. > > DATA "geometry from snh_properties" > FILTER "placeref = %ref_no%" > > This works for all ref_no's beginning with a whole number, however if the > re_no begins with a zero then it does not work. Has anyone come across > this before and is there a solution that hopefully wont tax my brain too > much. > > Cheers > > Graeme > > > > -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Leading-zeros-removed-from-variabel-when-passed-to-map-file-tp4125557p4131812.html Sent from the Mapserver - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ mapserver-users mailing list mapserver-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-users