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Re: XML Invalid Characters

tricia — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 18:36:24 GMT

My thanks too!

Re: XML Invalid Characters

Taffman — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 16:03:43 GMT

This has been driving me crazy for ages!
many thanks SamDahl!

Re: XML Invalid Characters

Matt Faus — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 01:22:46 GMT

Awesome response, SamDahl! Tricia, try this:

<Category Description="Atmos_Air_Mattress" Model="2033A-59589">2000</Category>

Re: XML Invalid Characters

SamDahl — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 00:29:38 GMT

The problem isn't so much that the "=" is invalid. It's just in the wrong spot.

Each tag or element requires a name and a closing tag (unless it's selfclosing). An element can also optionally have attribute/value pairs.
Your element is selfclosing (it has the "/" inside at the end). It does, however, require a name.

<ElementName Attribute="value"/>

<Category="2000" Description="Atmos_Air_Mattress" Model="2033A-59589"/>

When the parser gets to your element it takes the first text after the "<" and treats it as the element's name. A name can't have a value so when the parser gets to the equals sign it gives up and throws an error at you.

Hope this helps and goodluck in your future xml adventures.

XML Invalid Characters

tricia — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 19:18:45 GMT

Any idea why an = sign is "invalid"? Created the vehicle flatfile db tutorial example, saved to a new name and started changing the data fields, since this example provides the format I need. I'm trying to find what is acceptable and not for xml coding and found this forum, any link to that info? Thanks for your help!

error message:
The form contains XML that cannot be parsed:
A name contained an invalid character.

Line 3, Position 14
<Category="2000" Description="Atmos_Air_Mattress" Model="2033A-59589"/>
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