Escape in XML

• PSB

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  November 18, 2009 at 3:25 pm

  #98341

  Hi,

  I have an XML file that has HTML tags in some of the elements . I have written a program in C# to parse the HTML chaaracters .

  Below is a sample

  static void Main(string[] args)

  {

  string strXML = "";

  XmlTextReader textReader = new XmlTextReader("C:\\InputXML.xml");

  XmlDocument xmlDoc = new XmlDocument();

  xmlDoc.Load(textReader);

  StringWriter writer = new StringWriter();

  xmlDoc.Save(writer);

  strXML = writer.ToString();

  strXML = strXML.Replace("<a>", "<a> ");

  strXML = strXML.Replace("<a", "<a");

  FileInfo t = new FileInfo("C:\\OutputXML.xml");

  StreamWriter Tex = t.CreateText();

  Tex.Write(strXML);

  Tex.Close();

  }}}

  But when I escape in this code as   I get an XML undeclared entity error .

  Any help appreciated .

• Matt Miller (4)

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  November 18, 2009 at 3:35 pm

  #1081265

  Maybe I'm reading that wrong - , but two places dont' look right:

  1. if you're worried about the XML being valid - why load the stuff into an XMLdocument BEFORE you run the cleanup process? I can't help but think it bombs there

  2. your replacement commands do nothing - why?

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  Your lack of planning does not constitute an emergency on my part...unless you're my manager...or a director and above...or a really loud-spoken end-user..All right - what was my emergency again?

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  November 19, 2009 at 8:35 am

  #1081608

  Sorry, the replace should have been like this

  strXML = strXML.Replace("</a>", "<"/a"> ");

  strXML = strXML.Replace("<acronym>", "<"acronym"> ")

• Matt Miller (4)

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  November 19, 2009 at 9:36 am

  #1081664

  Have you tried sending ith through a generic string writer to do the replacements, and then push it so XML?

  and - you need to escape the " or it will bomb (I realize the site is likely getting rid of the extra \)

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  Your lack of planning does not constitute an emergency on my part...unless you're my manager...or a director and above...or a really loud-spoken end-user..All right - what was my emergency again?