Xml File - ??? Format

[kennedymr2]

I have an xml file formatted as per the following..

I am interested as to how i am to parse it (i am using vb6)

eg the - in front of the lines gives problems etc

Is this a standard xml format ?????

Appreciate any advice.

Regards Kennedymr2




<?xml version="1.0" ?>
- <RS api="site" request="get_1l" ts="121119" ts_timezone="Australia/ACT" rc="0">
- <categories>
- <category id="10" type="ra">
<name>H R</name>
- <subcategories>


etc...................................

 

[tsuji]

There isn't "-" in the xml document. It is an artifact when you view it with a browser, I suppose, because the browser use its built-in transformation to make it more easy visulaization for the benefit of its users. Use view page source and you'll see the source script.

 

[kennedymr2]

When i load the page even in IE8 it displays the "-".

Maybe i will just have to capture the page and then remove the - before i DOM the file in VB6.

Every project i seem to get involved in lately is Xml related.!!! It seems to me that XML is patchy and inconsistent in how people use it...

Once again Thanks tsuji

 

[tsuji]

>It seems to me that XML is patchy and inconsistent in how people use it...
I can tell you that that is not a fair assessment. But I leave it to you to make an order out of it.

 

[kennedymr2]

I have removed the - and also had to alter some invalid characters such as xyz = Replace(xyz, "ü", "u") non-english characters ...and its working 100% ok.

What i was meaning was... people generating xml are careless in their generation of files.

Thanks for your help

Regards Kennedymr2