Weird XML error

[NoviceNet]

I am using XML along with WinHttp object to download documents from another server over HTTP channel. I come across this error few times.

Description: The '2' character, hexadecimal value 0x32, cannot begin with a name. Line 1, position 26.

Any idea?

 

[ca8msm]

What does line 1 look like?

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[NoviceNet]

I have these lines:

url = "

http://myserver/sample.asp"

strXmlDoc = "123456"

WinHttpRequest objHttp = new WinHttpRequest();

objHttp.Open("POST",URL,false);
objHttp.Send(strXmlDoc);
XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
strResultXml = objHttp.ResponseText;
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[NoviceNet]

Any idea?

 

[ca8msm]

The code you posted didn't actually say which line it was erroring on (i.e. the line that breaks and says the error is at "Line 1, position 26"). From the code you did post I would have to assume that it was erroring on the line that said "url = "

http://myserver/sample.asp"

which can't be true as you are simply setting a string value.

I suggest you step through the code, and find out where the error is.

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[NoviceNet]

Wish I could reproduce this issue and also this occured once or twice by our clients. I know that by looking at the code, it's really hard to predict the error type. But are you aware of this type of error regardless of the line number?

 

[ca8msm]

No I'm afraid I'm not

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[RTomes]

It is refering to the line number in the XML doc not your c sharp code.
Looks like your XML is corrupt. Maybe a space(char 32) in line 1 should be removed or something is wrong around that space.

 

[NoviceNet]

Thanks RTomes.