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Re: Parse Error - Invalid Character

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• Subject: Re: Parse Error - Invalid Character
• From: "Thomas B. Passin" <tpassin@c...>
• Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 00:26:08 -0400
• References: <EFEDLLPDLOFEAPELDALHCEGNEDAA.karl@e...>

[Karl Stubsjoen]

> The original XML document doesn't have > angle bracket where you have
> suggested.  I think that maybe the XML reader place it there.  I'm going
to
> try and place the original XML in here again.  I will attach it as a ZIP
> file to ensure that it does not get parsed:
>
>
I opened your zip file, and removed the non-xml error message.  The
remaining XML was passed as well-formed by msxml3 on Win 2000.  In any
event, you do not have to encode a "?" in xml.

Perhaps there was a character illegal in iso-8859-1 in one of the original
query strings, and the editor you used to capture it and append the xml file
might have converted it to a legal character.

See if a different parser gives a more useful error message.

Cheers,

Tom P

>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dennis Sosnoski [mailto:dms@s...]
> Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 12:45 PM
> To: Karl Stubsjoen
> Cc: Xml-Dev
> Subject: Re:  Parse Error - Invalid Character
>
>
> Nope, the problem is the right angle bracket '>' - this needs to be
> escaped as > within the CDATA section.
>
>   - Dennis
>
> Karl Stubsjoen wrote:
>
> >Hello,
> >
> >Would you agree that the "?" in the following XML is causing this XML
parse
> >error?  If so, what is the proper way to encode the "?"?
> >
> >Thanks, Karl
> >
> >Attachment included..
> >(I had to attach it, because the email editor kept trying to interprit
the
> >html tags).
> >
> >
> >------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >ERROR PARSING XML DOC:
> >-1072896760
> >An invalid character was found in text content.
> >Error on line:5
> >Line pos:299
> >Line containing error:
> >
> ><record><title><![CDATA[Ice.com - Fine Jewelers Since
>
1979]]></title><url>http://www.nc-mall.com/icecom?source=findwhat</url><desc
> ription><![CDATA[Ice - Great Jewelry At Exceptional Prices. Choose >From
> Absolutely Beautiful Pieces, Including Rings, Earrings, Bracelets,
Pendants,
> Necklaces, Watches
> >
> >

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