InstantForum.NET v4.1.3DFW SharePoint User Grouphttp://www.dfwsharepoint.com/forum/skocurek@isi85.comTue, 06 Jan 2009 01:47:20 GMT20http://www.dfwsharepoint.com/forum/Topic129-4-1.aspxHave you tried US//Canada to escape the slash?Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:05:46 GMTknbarkerhttp://www.dfwsharepoint.com/forum/Topic129-4-1.aspxI've managed to customize the CQWP to add columns to the Group &amp; Filter drop-downs based on columns custom to the list. I am also aware of the requirement that when you have a special character, like a space, in a column, that must be replaced by "_x0020_" in the column name when referencing it in the .webpart file.</P><P>My problem is when performing a query on one of these columns in the 'Additional Filters' section when the <EM>data</EM> contains a special character. For instance, I have a column called 'Region' which is attached to a menu where "US/Canada" is one of the options. I select 'Region' from the filter menu and select "is equal to" and put "US/Canada" (without the quotes) in the text field. Every time I get a "This query has returned no items..." when I know for a fact a valid item exists.</P><P>Is there some sort of bug or requirement that data being queried through the CQWP cannot contain special characters either? I tried all sorts of variations "US Canada", "USCanada", even tried replacing with unicode like the column name, "US_x002f0_Canada"...nothing seems to work.</P><P>Thanks in advance for any suggestion.</P><P>-JamesTue, 15 Jan 2008 11:45:42 GMTjmgscott