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XML does not support "&" character ??
- From: "Gregory Pearson" <GregP at nbsys dot com>
- To: "<"<xsl-list at lists dot mulberrytech dot com>
- Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 09:48:41 -0900
- Subject: [xsl] XML does not support "&" character ??
- Reply-to: xsl-list at lists dot mulberrytech dot com
Hi. I'm converting data into XML and every time it reaches a "&" character it throws an error.
I'm running this example on IE 6.0 with MSXML 4.0 installed ...
THIS WORKS: (THERE IS NO "&" CHARACTER BETWEEN FISH CHIPS)
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl"?>
<records>
<record>
<FirstName>Fred</FirstName>
<LastName>Flintstone</LastName>
<FavoriteFood>Fish Chips</FavoriteFood>
</record>
</records>
THIS DOES NOT WORK: (SEE THE "&" BETWEEN FISH & CHIPS)
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl"?>
<records>
<record>
<FirstName>Fred</FirstName>
<LastName>Flintstone</LastName>
<FavoriteFood>Fish & Chips</FavoriteFood>
</record>
</records>
ERROR MESSAGE:
Whitespace is not allowed at this location. Error processing resource 'file:///C:/Greg/NBS/vb/Web Site Analysis Tool/XML [test]/DelMundo/Data.xml'. Line 9, Position 24
<FavoriteFood>Fish & Chips</FavoriteFood>
-----------------------^
WHY DOES XML NOT ALLOW THE "&" CHARACTER?
THANKS
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