You are not logged in.
Announcement
#1 2010-02-02 16:16:47
NBN Taxonnomy Web Services - returning result with ?
If you search for Equisetum hyemale x ramosissimum.
The taxon web services return "?" instead of "=" on some species.
I have tried on my own code and the example on the web services page and it produces the same problem.
Have I missed anything here...?
Thanks
Luck
IT Officer
rECOrd (A Biodiversity Information System for Cheshire, Halton, Warrington and Wirral)
www.record-lrc.co.uk
Offline
#2 2010-02-04 12:06:37
Re: NBN Taxonnomy Web Services - returning result with ?
Hi Luck
I have checked and our system is returning results (see http://www.nesbrec.org/thesaurus2.php)
Cheers
Nick
(ePlanning Project Manager) Aberdeenshire Council
Offline
#3 2010-02-05 13:58:29
Re: NBN Taxonnomy Web Services - returning result with ?
It seems to be the same problem that we have here.
Instead of Equisetum hyemale x ramosissimum ? E. x moorei
shoudl be Equisetum hyemale x ramosissimum = E. x moorei
This work just fine on nbn.
http://data.nbn.org.uk/searchengine/sea … 1&pg=1
Should I just do a quick replace in the code...?
Last edited by Luck (2010-02-05 14:01:20)
IT Officer
rECOrd (A Biodiversity Information System for Cheshire, Halton, Warrington and Wirral)
www.record-lrc.co.uk
Offline
#4 2010-02-09 10:01:35
- Graham French
- Moderator
- Registered: 2006-05-23
- Posts: 82
Re: NBN Taxonnomy Web Services - returning result with ?
Hello Luck
The reason the taxonomy web service is returning "?" instead of "=" is due to how the data is handled prior to the xml response being created. This = character is not recognised along the way and so is replaced by a ?. There are 637 taxa in the species dictionary with = in their name (all plant hybrids) and I would expect then all to be affected in the same way
This issue is known and being looked at and hopefully will be resolved by the next planned release of the web service this September, however Paul, who will be working on it, reports it will not be an easy one to resolve
Best wishes
Graham
NBN Technical Liaison Officer
Offline
#5 2010-02-16 15:01:19
Re: NBN Taxonnomy Web Services - returning result with ?
Hi Luck
I plan to use 'replace' now that I know it will always happen (I assume that there is never a '?' in any other species name) e.g. ? -> =.
However, I may have to use a more complex workaround because I use php (I use a protector module that prevents the use of some characters in URLs - prevents Cross-Site Scripting) 
Cheers
Nick
Last edited by Nick (2010-02-16 15:03:53)
(ePlanning Project Manager) Aberdeenshire Council
Offline