Reading an xml file into an xml document

[JABOSL]

Can someone help me figure out why this isn't working? I always get the exception "The data at the root level is invalid. Line 1, position 1." on the doc.loadxml line.

        Dim doc As Xml.XmlDocument = New Xml.XmlDocument
        Dim reader As New Xml.XmlTextReader("c:\test.xml")
        
        Try
            doc.LoadXml(reader.Read)
        Catch ex As Exception
            MessageBox.Show(ex.Message)
        End Try

Here's what I'm reading. I've tried it with out the first (?xml...) line too but it still gives me the error.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<request>
<sequence_number>000002</sequence_number>
<account_number>103363463355</account_number>
<response_fields>
<reply_code>201</reply_code>
</response_fields>
</request>

 

[TipGiver]

I am not sure:

<response_fields>
<reply_code>201</reply_code>
</response_fields>

A single XML element can contain either other elements or data, but NOT both.

 

[JABOSL]

Thanks to everyone for their help.

I found the answer finally at

http://www.bdragon.com/lair/2005/08/27_xmlexception_the_data_at_th/

it's doc.load("c:\test.xml") and not doc.LoadXml("c:\test.xml")

 

[JABOSL]

No need to use reader either as you might have noticed.