Re: Malformed XML

[TAllen@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

You could also create a new XML file in Eclipse/Rational Studio/Websphere
Studio/<Whatever IBM is calling it> Studio.  That will highlight errors on
the screen.

Thanks,
Todd Allen
EDPS
Electronic Data Processing Services
tallen@xxxxxxxxxxxx



                                                                           
             Jorge Merino                                                  
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Issues:
1) The tag "<Physical Address " where attributes where expected.
2) The tag name should be just one word "Physical_address".

The solution was to:
1) Put an underscore on the tag "<Physical_Address" to have a one word tag.
2) Move that tag as a "sub-tag" of "<Blah_ABC_Decision_Info>", that
implied:
   2.1) Remove the "/" from the line
[Requestor_Transaction_Amount="03500"/>]
        (You only have to put the "/" to indicate that you are closing the
tag and there is not further "sub-tags" underneath.)
   2.2) Set a "sub-tag" by moving "<Physical_Address" between
[Requestor_Transaction_Amount="03500">] and [</Consumer_Information>].

What I did to find the issues quickly rather than analyze your code, was:
1) Copy your original XML into a text file with .xml extension,
2) Open that file up with Internet Explorer browser. It immediately told me
where the problem was, however, the message just said that there was an
invalid character and the position where the problem appeared. I applied
the changes described above and it was able to open up the file.

A good way to learn how to create XML files is here:
http://www.w3schools.com/xml/xml_whatis.asp

I'm not adding more to what other guys already replied.

Cheers!

-----Original Message-----
From: web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Michael Ryan
Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 11:05 AM
To: Web Enabling the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Re: [WEB400] Malformed XML

That makes sense Jorge. I wonder what's wrong with the original though.

On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 12:30 PM, Jorge Merino <jorge@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Try This:
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <Blah_ABC_Response>
>  <Blah_ABC_Decision_Info>
>    <Consumer_Information
>      First_Name="JOHN"
>      Last_Name="ISNER"
>       Birth_Date="1985-01-01"
>      Home_Telephone_Number="5869831111"
>      Requestor_Transaction_Amount="03500">
>      <Physical_Address
>        Address_Line_1="1 TENNIS DR "
>        Address_Line_2=""
>        Address_City="WARREN"
>        Address_State_Code="MI"
>        Address_Postal_Code="49802"/>
>     </Consumer_Information>
>  </Blah_ABC_Decision_Info>
> </Blah_ABC_Response>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Michael Ryan
> Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 10:19 AM
> To: Web Enabling the AS400 / iSeries; Midrange Systems Technical
Discussion
> Subject: [WEB400] Malformed XML
>
> Anyone see what's wrong with this XML? I have to be able to intelligently
> tell the provider.
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <Blah_ABC_Response>
>  <Blah_ABC_Decision_Info>
>    <Consumer_Information
>      First_Name="JOHN"
>      Last_Name="ISNER"
>      <Physical Address
>        Address_Line_1="1 TENNIS DR "
>        Address_Line_2=""
>        Address_City="WARREN"
>        Address_State_Code="MI"
>        Address_Postal_Code="49802"/>
>      Birth_Date="1985-01-01"
>      Home_Telephone_Number="5869831111"
>      Requestor_Transaction_Amount="03500"/>
>    </Consumer_Information>
>  </Blah_ABC_Decision_Info>
> </Blah_ABC_Response>
>
> Is it that Address_Postal_Code and Requestor_Transaction_Amount both have
> ending brackets? I removed the one after Address_Postal_Code, but I
> received
> the same error in the same place.
>
> Thanks!



 
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