jalewis2:

Exactly. I'm thinking that you may be able to update the xml header to add the proper encoding attribute, something like <?xml version='1.0' encoding='ISO-8859-1' ?> as described in the Section 4.3 "Parsed Entities" in the XML specification. I don't know if this trick will work, as I've never used it. But hopefully, it'll get you past your hurdle. I'm not very knowledgeable about XML, so

Another link I use when trying to debug XML problems is: The W3C XML Markup Validation Service. That's where I point people to when they tell me I'm wrong about their file being incorrect.

...roboticus

When your only tool is a hammerJava, all problems look like your thumbXML.