load xml file containing header line

[Atara]

I use the following code to load xml file:

Dim srcXml As String = pathDataFiles & "test.xml"
Dim XmlDoc As New Xml.XmlDocument
XmlDoc.Load(srcXml)

If my xml file starts with the line -

<?xml version="1.0" ?>

I get -
An unhandled exception of type
'System.Xml.XmlException' occurred in system.xml.dll
Additional information: System error.

Call Stack:

system.xml.dll!System.Xml.XmlTextReader.ParseTag() + 0x96b bytes

system.xml.dll!System.Xml.XmlTextReader.ParseRoot( ) + 0xed bytes
system.xml.dll!System.Xml.XmlTextReader.Read() + 0x80 bytes
system.xml.dll!System.Xml.XmlValidatingReader.Read WithCollectTextToken()
+ 0x93 bytes
system.xml.dll!System.Xml.XmlValidatingReader.Read () + 0x1b bytes
system.xml.dll!System.Xml.XmlLoader.LoadCurrentNod e() + 0x9e bytes
system.xml.dll!System.Xml.XmlLoader.LoadDocSequenc e(System.Xml.XmlDocume
nt parentDoc) + 0x32 bytes
system.xml.dll!System.Xml.XmlLoader.Load(System.Xm l.XmlDocument doc,
System.Xml.XmlReader reader, bool preserveWhitespace) + 0x6a bytes
system.xml.dll!System.Xml.XmlDocument.Load(System. Xml.XmlReader reader)
+ 0x49 bytes
system.xml.dll!System.Xml.XmlDocument.Load(string filename) + 0x51 bytes
myPrj.exe!mySln...myFunction(...) + 0xa0 bytes

If I comment-out these header line,
everything seems to work fine.

Question: How can I load a file containing this xml header line, without
getting any exceptions?

Thanks.

Atara.

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* Atara <At***@DD.com> scripsit:

I use the following code to load xml file:

Dim srcXml As String = pathDataFiles & "test.xml"
Dim XmlDoc As New Xml.XmlDocument
XmlDoc.Load(srcXml)

If my xml file starts with the line -

<?xml version="1.0" ?>

I get -
An unhandled exception of type
'System.Xml.XmlException' occurred in system.xml.dll
Additional information: System error.

I am not able to repro that. What encoding do you use to store the
file?

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[Stephany Young]

The line should be:

<?xml version="1.0"?>

Note that there is no space before the final ?.
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I use the following code to load xml file:

Dim srcXml As String = pathDataFiles & "test.xml"
Dim XmlDoc As New Xml.XmlDocument
XmlDoc.Load(srcXml)

If my xml file starts with the line -

<?xml version="1.0" ?>

I get -
An unhandled exception of type
'System.Xml.XmlException' occurred in system.xml.dll
Additional information: System error.

Call Stack:

system.xml.dll!System.Xml.XmlTextReader.ParseTag() + 0x96b bytes

system.xml.dll!System.Xml.XmlTextReader.ParseRoot( ) + 0xed bytes
system.xml.dll!System.Xml.XmlTextReader.Read() + 0x80 bytes
system.xml.dll!System.Xml.XmlValidatingReader.Read WithCollectTextToken()
+ 0x93 bytes
system.xml.dll!System.Xml.XmlValidatingReader.Read () + 0x1b bytes
system.xml.dll!System.Xml.XmlLoader.LoadCurrentNod e() + 0x9e bytes
system.xml.dll!System.Xml.XmlLoader.LoadDocSequenc e(System.Xml.XmlDocume
nt parentDoc) + 0x32 bytes
system.xml.dll!System.Xml.XmlLoader.Load(System.Xm l.XmlDocument doc,
System.Xml.XmlReader reader, bool preserveWhitespace) + 0x6a bytes
system.xml.dll!System.Xml.XmlDocument.Load(System. Xml.XmlReader reader)
+ 0x49 bytes
system.xml.dll!System.Xml.XmlDocument.Load(string filename) + 0x51 bytes
myPrj.exe!mySln...myFunction(...) + 0xa0 bytes

If I comment-out these header line,
everything seems to work fine.

Question: How can I load a file containing this xml header line, without
getting any exceptions?

Thanks.

Atara.

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[Atara]

I think I found it, if the decleration does not start on the first-line,
first character, I get this exception.

conclusion: do not add blank lines before the xml declaration line...

Thanks anyway.

Atara

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