Re: [mapserver-users] RE: Validation beyond [A-z]

2011-04-29 Thread Jan Hartmann
Thanks Steve. I don't understand the syntax: in the regex versions I use, . means one and just one character, not any string. Any string excluding the null-string would be .+ or ..* More generally, I still have problems with validation as a concept: it's too difficult, and perhaps that's why

Re: [mapserver-users] RE: Validation beyond [A-z]

2011-04-29 Thread Rahkonen Jukka
: [mapserver-users] RE: Validation beyond [A-z] Thanks Steve. I don't understand the syntax: in the regex versions I use, . means one and just one character, not any string. Any string excluding the null-string would be .+ or ..* More generally, I still have problems with validation as a concept: it's too

RE: [mapserver-users] RE: Validation beyond [A-z]

2011-04-29 Thread Lime, Steve D (DNR)
-users] RE: Validation beyond [A-z] Thanks Steve. I don't understand the syntax: in the regex versions I use, . means one and just one character, not any string. Any string excluding the null-string would be .+ or ..* More generally, I still have problems with validation as a concept: it's too

Re: [mapserver-users] RE: Validation beyond [A-z]

2011-04-29 Thread Stephen Woodbridge
On 4/29/2011 6:37 AM, Jan Hartmann wrote: Thanks Steve. I don't understand the syntax: in the regex versions I use,. meansone and just one character, not any string. Any string excluding the null-string would be.+ or..* Not . means match any single character in the string. It does not mean

Re: [mapserver-users] RE: Validation beyond [A-z]

2011-04-28 Thread Jan Hartmann
I find the whole validation issue difficult and not well documented (http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/ticket/3754, last updated four hours ago). How do I put all validation off? I really don need that much security. Jan On 04/28/11 18:19, Lime, Steve D (DNR) wrote: I see the problem, just

Re: [mapserver-users] RE: Validation beyond [A-z]

2011-04-28 Thread Stephen Woodbridge
Hi Jan, I do not think there is a global OFF switch for validation, but where validation is required you can include the regex validation string of /./ which means match anything except a null string, or to also accept a null string then use /.*/ You still need to be aware of when you

Re: [mapserver-users] RE: Validation beyond [A-z]

2011-04-28 Thread Stephen Woodbridge
I could not find a ticket for this probelm so I have aopened a new one: http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/ticket/3853 Please add yourselves to the CC list if you want to follow along on updates. Also if you are aware of other areas of the code or mapfile that need to add support for UTF-8