map_layername_connection is ignored

[nharding@…]

When you try to specify a connection with a map_ command, it is ignored without
an error.  CONNECTION is not included in the switch statement in
mapfile.c:loadLayerString(...)

I don't see any reason why it shouldn't work, but at a minimum it should return
an error that it is unsupported.

[sdlime]

For security purposes you don't want folks messing with connection strings, 
that's why you can't change it via this mechanism. You can use %string% 
substitutions in the CONNECTION string in the mapfile to replace part or all of 
it. Equally dangerous I suppose but you as the developer gets to make the 
choice to allow it.

I'll leave this bug active so the error issue gets addressed.

Steve

[sdlime]

5.0 returns parsing errors for stuff like this so it's not as silent as in the past. Closing as wontfix...

Steve