Cannot Switch to Unicode Error

[Co Co Net]

I made an XML document "by hand" and wrote it to a file.

I then tried to read it with an XmlTextReader wrapping a FileStream. I
got an XmlException about "cannot switch to Unicode" or something.
Changing the from this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>

to this

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

lets it run - why?

[Joe Fawcett]

"Co Co Net" <co*****@community.nospamwrote in message
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I made an XML document "by hand" and wrote it to a file.

I then tried to read it with an XmlTextReader wrapping a FileStream. I
got an XmlException about "cannot switch to Unicode" or something.
Changing the from this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>

to this

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

lets it run - why?

Most likely because your actual encoding clashes with the one stated in the
version declaration..
If you want to fix it then give a minimal example of how you created your
file and how you attempt to read it.

--

Joe Fawcett (MVP - XML)

http://joe.fawcett.name

[Martin Honnen]

Co Co Net wrote:

I made an XML document "by hand" and wrote it to a file.

I then tried to read it with an XmlTextReader wrapping a FileStream. I
got an XmlException about "cannot switch to Unicode" or something.
Changing the from this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>

to this

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

lets it run - why?

That sounds to me as if the XML document created "by hand" has a BOM
indicating UTF-8 while you inserted an XML declaration declaring the
encoding as UTF-16. So check how you saved the XML document, your editor
might allow you to choose the encoding, if you want UTF-16 then make
sure you save with that encoding.
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Martin Honnen --- MVP XML
http://JavaScript.FAQTs.com/