XMLin error while parsing

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Re: XMLin error while parsing by moritz (Cardinal) on Aug 26, 2008 at 08:33 UTC
It probably means that your data file isn't valid XML, and that a tag is closed by a different tag, something like `<foo></bar>` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: XMLin error while parsing by Anonymous Monk on Oct 13, 2010 at 14:27 UTC
I've found that problem is related with SAX library, I have solved just telling XML::Simple to use another XML library to parse the XML, using the following line: $XML::Simple::PREFERRED_PARSER='XML::Parser'; You will need the XML::Parser library, but it's usually installed when install XML::Simple.	[reply]
Re: XMLin error while parsing by Skeeve (Parson) on Aug 26, 2008 at 08:42 UTC
I suggest opening the file in some XML-aware editor like jEdit for further investigation. `s$$([},&%#}/&/]+}%&{});#$&&s&&$^X.($'^"%]=\&(\|?{%` `+`.+=%;.#_}\&"^"-+%*).}%:##%}={~=~:.")&e&&s""`$''`"e	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: XMLin error while parsing by Bloodnok (Vicar) on Aug 26, 2008 at 08:49 UTC
... or use Firefox esp. if you've got one of the excellent web development extensions installed e.g. Web Developer or XML Developer Toolbar ... A user level that continues to overstate my experience :-))	[reply]
Re^3: XMLin error while parsing by SFLEX (Chaplain) on Aug 26, 2008 at 11:06 UTC
I would think just "View Source" would be easier then trying to find some tool.	[reply]
Re^4: XMLin error while parsing by Jenda (Abbot) on Aug 27, 2008 at 22:14 UTC
Re^4: XMLin error while parsing by Bloodnok (Vicar) on Aug 26, 2008 at 12:01 UTC
Re: XMLin error while parsing by vaticide (Scribe) on Dec 13, 2009 at 17:50 UTC
I'm getting this same error this morning. I haven't looked into it too far yet, but I can give this experience: the particular xml file I'm working with has some lines (outside of the entities it is complaining about, and not in CDATA hunks) containing only whitespace. If I remove the whitespace on those lines, it parses just fine. It looks like it may be something in my CDATA blocks that is confusing it... UPDATE: Upgrading my XML related modules seems to have solved this problem.	[reply]