Data at the root level is invalid. Line 1, position 1.

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hi all ,
when m trying to validate my xml using xsd file it gives me the following error
"Data at the root level is invalid. Line 1, position 1"

i tried to open the XML file using IE and there are no errors and there are no blank space before the root element.the xml is created dynamically and it is send as a string to validate. the dynamically generated xml string is the following.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<MessageEntity xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
<Email retryattempts="1">
<Message>
<From>NotificationEmail</From>
<Recipients>
<Recipient recipientid="email@gmail.com" retryattempts="1" templateid="0" subject="email" />
</Recipients>
<Subject>email</Subject>
<Body>hi this is email body</Body>
<TemplateId>0</TemplateId>
</Message>
</Email>
<Sms retryattempts="0">
<Message>
<From>Notificationsms</From>
<Recipients>
<Recipient recipientid="9986267364" retryattempts="0" templateid="0" subject="SMS" />
</Recipients>
<Subject>SMS</Subject>
<Body>sms message</Body>
<TemplateId>0</TemplateId>
</Message>
</Sms>
</MessageEntity>

and the schema file is the following.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<xs:schema attributeFormDefault="unqualified" elementFormDefault="qualified" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
<xs:element name="Notification">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="Email">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="Message">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="From" />
<xs:element name="Recipients">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="Recipient">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:simpleContent>
<xs:extension base="xs:string">
<xs:attribute name="recipientid" type="xs:string" use="required" />
<xs:attribute name="retryattempts" type="xs:string" use="required" />
<xs:attribute name="templateid" type="xs:string" use="required" />
<xs:attribute name="subject" type="xs:string" use="required" />
</xs:extension>
</xs:simpleContent>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="Subject" />
<xs:element name="Body" />
<xs:element name="TemplateId" />
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
<xs:attribute name="retryattempts" type="xs:string" use="required" />
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="Sms">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="Message">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="From" />
<xs:element name="Recipients">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="Recipient">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:simpleContent>
<xs:extension base="xs:string">
<xs:attribute name="recipientid" type="xs:string" use="required" />
<xs:attribute name="retryattempts" type="xs:string" use="required" />
<xs:attribute name="templateid" type="xs:string" use="required" />
<xs:attribute name="subject" type="xs:string" use="required" />
</xs:extension>
</xs:simpleContent>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="Subject" />
<xs:element name="Body" />
<xs:element name="TemplateId" />
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
<xs:attribute name="retryattempts" type="xs:string" use="required" />
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:schema>

can anyone help me plz...
regards,
John

Aug 29 '07 #1

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MarkoKlacar

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Recognized Expert Contributor

Hi,

you have to follow your XSD more carefully. Your file starts with the element <MessageEntity> whereas you XSD states that the first element should be <Notification>.

The following example will show you how to get started:

<Notification>

<Email>

<Message>

...
...

</Message>

</Email>

</Notification>

Follow the XSD, looks a bit strange in this case did you write it?, and everything should be ok.

Hope this helps.

Aug 29 '07 #2

johnsonkt

New Member

hi ,
thanks for the reply.

i tried on what u said.now my xsd looks

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<xs:schema attributeFormDefault="unqualified" elementFormDefault="qualified" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
<xs:element name="MessageEntity">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="Email">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="Message">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="From" />
<xs:element name="Recipients">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="Recipient">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:attribute name="recipientid" type="xs:string" use="required" />
<xs:attribute name="retryattempts" type="xs:unsignedByte" use="required" />
<xs:attribute name="templateid" type="xs:unsignedByte" use="required" />
<xs:attribute name="subject" type="xs:string" use="required" />
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="Subject" />
<xs:element name="Body" />
<xs:element name="TemplateId" type="xs:unsignedByte" />
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
<xs:attribute name="retryattempts" type="xs:unsignedByte" use="required" />
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="Sms">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="Message">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="From" />
<xs:element name="Recipients">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="Recipient">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:attribute name="recipientid" type="xs:string" use="required" />
<xs:attribute name="retryattempts" type="xs:unsignedByte" use="required" />
<xs:attribute name="templateid" type="xs:unsignedByte" use="required" />
<xs:attribute name="subject" type="xs:string" use="required" />
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="Subject" />
<xs:element name="Body" />
<xs:element name="TemplateId" type="xs:unsignedByte" />
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
<xs:attribute name="retryattempts" type="xs:unsignedByte" use="required" />
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:schema>

now the xml string and xsd matches.but still the same error. the xsd was created automatically by the visual studio 2005 on submitting the xml document.

Aug 29 '07 #3

MarkoKlacar

296

Recognized Expert Contributor

What does your XML-file look like now?

I don't know how much you know about XML and XSD but the idea is that the XSD is a description of how the XML-file must look, i.e how the elements have to be organized in what order etc.

Is the XML-file also auto-generated or are you the one writing it?
Auto generation is good, but you should only use it once you master the things you are working with.

Aug 30 '07 #4

jkmyoung

2,057

Recognized Expert Top Contributor

If you're generating this xml from a program, what class are you using to output the xml? You may be encountering an encoding problem.

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