In an XML file where the first line is
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
I get the following error message when trying to open it with Internet Explorer

The XML page cannot be displayed
Cannot view XML input using XSL style sheet.
Please correct the error and then click the Refresh button, or try again later.
An invalid character was found in text content. Error processing resource
'file name
... characters in line then (1=0

The file also fails to parse, that is the eval below fails
$parser = new XML::DOM::Parser;
eval {$doc = $parser->parsefile($filename)}

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When the first line is
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?>
everything works well
The character after the (1=0 is a ° (a degree sign)
I guess that the reason is something like that when you want a degree sign and
UTF-8 coding, the degree sign has to be written in a specific way
or perhaps the parsing has to be done if a different way.
Can a wiser Monk let me know if either is true and what should be done to overcome the problem?

In reply to XML File Encoding and Parsing Problem by merrymonk

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