The filter is finally up and running.  Thanks for everyone's help.  It turns 
out that openlayers was tagging an extra BBOX to the end of the request.  I'm 
guessing that this kept the filter from executing as it worked just fine when I 
removed the bbox from the url.  Does setcenter place a BBOX at the end of the 
url?  The request I'm now using is a wfs request but I'm puting this into a gml 
layer and the bbox is no longer an issue.  I'll include the request below.  I'm 
not sure if there is a good way to bypass this with a regular wfs filter 
request but the query is now working the way I had hoped.
Thanks again for your help.
Todd
 
           gmlLayer = new OpenLayers.Layer.GML( "villages",[ 
http://localhost/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=../htdocs/amap/sites_wfs.map&SERVICE=WFS&VERSION=1.0.0&REQUEST=GetFeature&TYPENAME=VILLAGES&Filter=<Filter><PropertyIsEqualTo><PropertyName>nomos</PropertyName><Literal>Eleia</Literal></PropertyIsEqualTo></Filter>&outputformat=gml2]
                );


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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Josh Marcus
Sent: Thu 8/14/2008 3:03 PM
To: Arnd Wippermann
Cc: Brenningmeyer, Todd; users@openlayers.org
Subject: Re: [OpenLayers-Users] CQL queries with WFS


By the way, here is a brief documentation reference about how to apply a filter:

Look at:

http://ms.gis.umn.edu/docs/reference/mapfile/layer

and search for "FILTER".

So, for example, you might achieve the same result as passing in the following 
CGI variable to a GeoServer WMS call:

CQL_FILTER="attribute > 50"

... by passing the following CGI variable to a MapServer WMS call:

MAP_LAYER_0_FILTER="attribute > 50"

--j



On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 3:57 PM, Josh Marcus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


        Arnd,
        
        While MapServer does not support CQL specifically, most CQL filters 
will work as MapServer filters -- and MapServer filters have some capabilities 
beyond what CQL will support.  But a basic CQL filter (e.g. just checking for 
equality or greater than or less than) will work unchanged under Mapsever.
        
        --j 



        On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 3:50 PM, Arnd Wippermann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
        

                Hi,
                
                Does MapServer support CQL? If so I would be interested. Can 
someone point
                me to a source, how to use it? Internet search shows nothing 
for MapServer.
                
                Arnd Wippermann
                
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                Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im
                Auftrag von Brenningmeyer, Todd
                Gesendet: Donnerstag, 14. August 2008 17:19
                An: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
                Cc: Openlayers Users List
                Betreff: Re: [OpenLayers-Users] CQL queries with WFS
                

                I used the code below but the map still returned all of the 
villages.  It
                seems very strange that both my CQL_Filter and URL style 
filters aren't
                working.  I'm sure I'm missing something but the filter process 
just doesn't
                seem to like my queries (at least in terms of the syntax I'm 
using).  The
                CQL_Filter params did appear in the params section within 
firebug when I ran
                it but in a vertical format with each letter listed after a 
number...so 0 C
                1 Q 2 L and so on in a vertical column.  I'm not sure if this 
makes sense or
                if it is important to the filter problem.  Thanks again for 
your help.  If
                you have any other suggestions about using the CQL_FILTER or a 
URL style
                filter please let me know.  I've been tinkering with this for 
quite a while
                without success so your help is very much appreciated.
                Thanks again,
                Todd
                
                var wfsLayer = new OpenLayers.Layer.WFS( "villages",
                
                
"http://localhost/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=../htdocs/amap/sites_wfs.map&typen
                ame=villages&request=getfeature&version=1.0.0&service=wfs& 
<http://localhost/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=../htdocs/amap/sites_wfs.map&typename=villages&request=getfeature&version=1.0.0&service=wfs&;>
 ",
                 {
                   styleMap: oStyleMap
                 }
                );
                var value = "nomos='Eleia'";
                wfsLayer.mergeNewParams('CQL_FILTER:' + escape(value));  (I've 
used both :
                and = after CQL_FILTER but neither seemed to work)
                
                ________________________________
                
                From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
                Sent: Thu 8/14/2008 9:23 AM
                To: Brenningmeyer, Todd
                Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Andreas Hocevar; Eric Lemoine; 
Openlayers Users List
                Subject: RE: [OpenLayers-Users] CQL queries with WFS
                
                
                
                Can you try something like:
                
                var wfsLayer = new OpenLayers.Layer.WFS( "villages",
                
                
http://localhost/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=../htdocs/amap/sites_wfs.map&typena
                me=villages&request=getfeature&version=1.0.0&service=wfs&,{ 
<http://localhost/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=../htdocs/amap/sites_wfs.map&typename=villages&request=getfeature&version=1.0.0&service=wfs&,%7B>
 
                 {
                   styleMap: oStyleMap
                 }
                );
                var value = "nomos='Eleia'";
                wfsLayer.mergeNewParams({'CQL_FILTER', escape(value)});
                
                Best regards,
                Bart
                
                > Bart,
                > I tried escaping the quotes around the value of the nomos but
                > unfortunately it didn't change the returned results.  I used
                > backslashes in front of the single quotes around Eleia.  Is 
this what you
                had in mind?
                >  It may be that I'm not escaping the right part of the filter.
                > Thanks,
                > Todd
                >            wfsLayer = new OpenLayers.Layer.WFS( "villages",
                >
                
http://localhost/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=../htdocs/amap/sites_wfs.map&CQL_FI
                
LTER=nomos=\'Eleia\'&typename=villages&request=getfeature&version=1.0.0&serv
                ice=wfs,{ 
<http://localhost/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=../htdocs/amap/sites_wfs.map&CQL_FILTER=nomos=%5C%27Eleia%5C%27&typename=villages&request=getfeature&version=1.0.0&service=wfs,%7B>
 
                >                {
                >                 styleMap: oStyleMap
                >                 }
                >             );
                >
                > ________________________________
                >
                > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
                > Sent: Thu 8/14/2008 8:52 AM
                > To: Brenningmeyer, Todd
                > Cc: Andreas Hocevar; Eric Lemoine; Openlayers Users List
                > Subject: Re: [OpenLayers-Users] CQL queries with WFS
                >
                >
                >
                > Have you tried escaping the value of your parameter 
CQL_FILTER?
                >
                > Best regards,
                > Bart
                >
                >> Thanks Andreas and Eric.  I've tried a few different options 
with the
                >> filter but without success.  I'm using the following filter 
and have
                >> tried this with the map location moved into the params 
section and a
                >> few other times with everything in a single URL request but 
still no
                >> luck.  The request returns all of the villages with none of 
these
                >> filtered out.  If you have any ideas that might help please 
let me
                >> know.  Thanks again for your help.
                >> Todd
                >>            wfsLayer = new OpenLayers.Layer.WFS( "villages",
                >>
                
"http://localhost/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=../htdocs/amap/sites_wfs.map&CQL_F
                ILTER=nomos='Eleia 
<http://localhost/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=../htdocs/amap/sites_wfs.map&CQL_FILTER=nomos=%27Eleia>
 '
                >> 
<http://localhost/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=../htdocs/amap/sites_wfs.ma
                >> p&CQL_FILTER=nomos='Eleia',{//
                >> 
<http://localhost/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=../htdocs/amap/sites_wfs.ma
                >> p&CQL_FILTER=nomos='Eleia',{//
                >> 
<http://localhost/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=../htdocs/amap/sites_wfs.ma
                
                >> p&CQL_FILTER=nomos='Eleia',{//<Filter> >
                >> 
><PropertyIsEqualTo><PropertyName>nom_nr</PropertyName><Literal>39</L
                >> >iteral></PropertyIsEqualTo></Filter>
                >> ",{
                >>                service: "WFS",
                >>                typename: "villages",
                >>                request: "getfeature",
                >>                version: "1.0.0"
                >>                },
                >>                {
                >>                 extractAttributes: true
                >>                 }
                >>             );
                >>
                >> Attempt with the params moved into the URL:
                >>            wfsLayer = new OpenLayers.Layer.WFS( "villages",
                >>
                
"http://localhost/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=../htdocs/amap/sites_wfs.map&CQL_F
                
                
ILTER=nomos='Eleia'&typename=villages&request=getfeature&version=1.0.0&servi
                
                ce=wfs",{
                >>                 styleMap: oStyleMap
                >>                 }
                >>             );
                >>
                >> ________________________________
                >>
                >> From: Andreas Hocevar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
                >> Sent: Wed 8/13/2008 7:11 AM
                >> To: Eric Lemoine
                >> Cc: Brenningmeyer, Todd; Openlayers Users List
                >> Subject: Re: [OpenLayers-Users] CQL queries with WFS
                >>
                >>
                >>
                >> Hi,
                >>
                >> On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 2:08 PM, Eric Lemoine <[EMAIL 
PROTECTED]>
                >> wrote:
                >>> On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 11:49 AM, Andreas Hocevar
                >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
                >>>> Hi,
                >>>>
                >>>> Since CQL_FILTER is not part to the WMS spec, the best way 
is to
                >>>> add the filter to the WMS url, e.g.
                >>>>
                >>>> var layer=new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS("cql",
                >>>> "http://your-server/wms?CQL_FILTER=foo<3", params, 
options);
                >>>
                >>> Todd's question related to WFS, but I guess the response is 
similar,
                >>> isn't it?
                >>
                >> Should be, yes. Just s/WMS/WFS/gi.
                >>
                >> Regards,
                >> Andreas.
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