Re: Office Detritus in XML

Greg Collins — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:37:14 GMT

InfoPath should not store invalid XML characters in rich text fields. . . Try copying the XML file down directly from SharePoint and then viewing it in IE. It's possible the method you use to get the file is introducing an issue (though it seems unlikely).

You error says "Cannot view XML input using XSL style sheet." Are you introducing a stylesheet somewhere?

Re: Office Detritus in XML

Greg Collins — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:33:21 GMT

I've removed your duplicate posting. You only need to post your question once--we'll see it.

Office Detritus in XML

Fifth and Mercer — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:38:26 GMT

The situation is:

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We are dealing with XML that is being returned from InfoPath forms that are living in a SharePoint 2007 Forms Library.

When I return the XML via “http get” in JavaScript, it is well-formatted, and a snippet looks like this: (xxx inserted to protect the innocent)

<my:Summary>

In xxx we faced significant developments in yyy adoption of zzz. Issues in compatibility (H/W and app)…

</div>

</my:Summary>

etc…

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When that xml doc is viewed in IE (the only browser necessary for this project), we receive this:

The XML page cannot be displayed Cannot view XML input using XSL style sheet. Please correct the error and then click the Refresh button, or try again later.

An invalid character was found in text content. Error processing resource 'http://infoweb2007/aaa/bbb/I...

In xxx we faced significant developments in yyy adoption of zzz.

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When I view the content in Word 2007 with the paragraph symbol clicked to display hidden Unicode characters, it appears that there is an office “symbol” after the phrase “zzz”.

In Word, code with hidden characters appear. One in particular looks like a small circle elevated where an appostrophe would appear: If you are internal, you can view the non-XXX version here.

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So the questions are:

1. Is there a way to strip these spurious Office characters?

2. If not, is there a better way to retrieve this XML as WML?

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