RE: XML does not support "&" character ??

Yes, in XML, & is used to "escape" special characters such as < and >.
To get an ampersand, just use &amp;

Joshua Allen
Microsoft WebData XML
425.705.7857

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gregory Pearson [mailto:GregP@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 10:49 AM
> To: <
> Subject:  XML does not support "&" character ??
> 
> Hi.  I'm converting data into XML and every time it reaches a "&"
> character it throws an error.
> 
> I'm running this example on IE 6.0 with MSXML 4.0 installed ...
> 
> THIS WORKS:  (THERE IS NO "&" CHARACTER BETWEEN FISH CHIPS)
> 
> 
> <?xml version="1.0"?>
> <?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl"?>
> 
> 	<records>
> 		<record>
> 			<FirstName>Fred</FirstName>
> 			<LastName>Flintstone</LastName>
> 			<FavoriteFood>Fish Chips</FavoriteFood>
> 		</record>
> 	</records>
> 
> 
> THIS DOES NOT WORK:  (SEE THE "&" BETWEEN FISH & CHIPS)
> 
> 
> <?xml version="1.0"?>
> <?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl"?>
> 
> 	<records>
> 		<record>
> 			<FirstName>Fred</FirstName>
> 			<LastName>Flintstone</LastName>
> 			<FavoriteFood>Fish & Chips</FavoriteFood>
> 		</record>
> 	</records>
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ERROR MESSAGE:
> 
> Whitespace is not allowed at this location. Error processing resource
> 'file:///C:/Greg/NBS/vb/Web Site Analysis Tool/XML
> [test]/DelMundo/Data.xml'. Line 9, Position 24
> 
> 
>    <FavoriteFood>Fish & Chips</FavoriteFood>
> -----------------------^
> 
> 
> 
> 
> WHY DOES XML NOT ALLOW THE "&" CHARACTER?
> 
> THANKS
> 
> 
> 
> 
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