XML document must have a top level element

**Anthony Jones** · Aug 23 '08, 05:25 PM

Re: XML document must have a top level element

"c676228" <betty@newsgrou p.nospamwrote in message
news:408B95A3-DD9A-454F-B0DD-FFE80359827D@mi crosoft.com...

Hi all,
>
I had a program and it always works fine and suddenly it gives me the
following message when a pass a xml file to our server program:
error code: -1072896680 reason: XML document must have a top level

element.

line #: 0
I don't know if it is my xml file or it is something else?
>

Hmm, I can't see anything that would cause this error. It might help if we
tweak the code a bit. Inline ...

Here is my client side program:
<%@ Language=vbScri pt%>
<%
Set xmlDom=CreateOb ject("Microsoft .XMLDOM")
>

Use MSXML2.DOMDocum ent.3.0

XMLDom.async =False
xmlDom.load Server.MapPath( "05272008ACTest .xml")

DataToSend = xmlDom.xml

Don't need the above line, delete it.

>
dim xmlhttp
set xmlhttp = server.Createob ject("MSXML2.Se rverXMLHTTP")
>

Belts and braces use MSXML2.ServerXM LHTTP.3.0

xmlhttp.Open "POST","htt ps://www.mydomain.co m/ac/xt_ac_B2B.asp", false
>
xmlhttp.setRequ estHeader "Content-Type",

"applicatio n/x-www-form-urlencoded"

>

You're not sending a HTML form post. You don't need the above line delete
it

xmlhttp.send DataToSend

The xmlHttp object knows how to send an XML DOM change the line to:-

xmlhttp.send xmlDom

Note this will add the correct content type header.

if(Err <0) then
Response.Write( "An error occured when retrieving data from an external
source. ")
Response.Write( Err.Description )
Response.End
end if
On error goto 0
'if request is not Ok then display detailed message about the request
problem
if(xmlHttp.stat us <200) then
Response.Write( "The remote server returned an invalid statuscode:

#8221;"

& _
xmlHttp.status & " " & xmlHttp.statusT ext) & " "
Response.Write( "response text from remote server" & _
" " & xmlHttp.respons eText)
Response.End
end if
>
if xmlHttp.respons eXML is nothing then
Response.Write( "The remote server didn't return xml content.")
Response.End
end if
Response.Conten tType = "text/xml"

You should be getting UTF-8 from the server and that is what you want be
sending add:-

Response.CharSe t = "UTF-8"

Response.Write xmlhttp.respons exml.xml

This can really mess up the character encoding use instead:-

xmlhttp.respons eXML.save Response

Set xmlhttp = nothing
%>
>
and 05272008ACTest. xml file is like this:

It would help if you posted the actual file content rather than what is seen
in IE browser. Especially important is the start of the file. Make sure
the file has no whitespace at the start. Also open the file in notepad then
use Save As to check what encoding it is in.

- <enrollment orderID="200808 251114527143" PONumber="50000 "
marketingCode=" E" productName="ad ventureCenter">
<test>Y</test>
<residency>US </residency>
- <coverageOption >
<partI totalPartIPayme nt="12.55">Y</partI>
<partII totalPartIPayme nt="">N</partII>
</coverageOption>
<tripName>Europ ean Tour</tripName>
<enrollmentFee> 5.00</enrollmentFee>
<totalPayment>7 65.00</totalPayment>
<tripDates departureDate=" 5/14/2007" returnDate="5/17/2007" tripDays="4"

/>

<numofParticipa nt>3</numofParticipan t>
- <participants >
<participant firstName="Cind y" mInit="b" lastName="Rose"
birthdate="4/26/1955" tripCost="2500" partIPremium="1 87.50"
partIIPremium=" 25.00" />
<participant firstName="Kath y" mInit="c" lastName="Barlo w"
birthdate="6/28/1944" tripCost="2500" partIPremium="2 62.50"
partIIPremium=" 35.00" />
<participant firstName="Matt hrew" mInit="d" lastName="Kamin ski"
birthdate="4/27/1933" tripCost="2500" partIPremium="3 00.00"
partIIPremium=" 45.00" />
</participants>
<mailingInfo name="Betty Sun" address="4406 Larwin ct." city="Concord"
state="CA" province="" zip="12345" country="United States" />
<email>sunshine @yahoo.com</email>
- <phone>
<homePhone number="4057887 933">Y</homePhone>
<bizPhone>N</bizPhone>
</phone>
<enrollAgreemen t>Y</enrollAgreement >
- <payment>
<method>card</method>
<billingAddre ss name="Betty Sun" street="4406 larwin ct." city="Concord"
state="CA" province="" country="United States" />
<creditCard type="visa" number="4XXXXXX XXXXXXXX" expDate="7/2007" />
</payment>
</enrollment>
>
and My server program is like this:
>
Dim xmlDoc, InstreamXMLRoot , TestFlag
>
Set xmlDoc=Server.C reateObject("Mi crosoft.XMLDOM" )

Again use MSXML2.DOMDocum ent.3.0

xmlDoc.Load Request '--this is for xml sent via body
>
Response.Conten tType = "text/xml" '--for testing program
>
'************** *************** ******
'the server program complains here, but the funny thing
is I save the stream on the server and the file looks the same
as it is passed and it displays in the browser very well, I don't get

it!!!!!

'************** *************** ******
If xmlDoc.parseErr or.errorCode <0 Then
Call UpdateXMLRespon se(orderID, "False", "XML", "error code: "
&xmlDoc.parseEr ror.errorCode & " reason: " &xmlDoc.parseEr ror.reason &"

line

#: " &xmlDoc.parseEr ror.line , "")
End If
>
IF isNULL(xmlDoc) Then
Set InstreamXMLRoot =Nothing
Call UpdateXMLRespon se(orderID, "False", "XML", "The server didn't receive
the XML stream", "")
>
END IF
>
Set InstreamXMLRoot =xmlDoc.documen tElement
IF isNULL(Instream XMLRoot) Then
Set InstreamXMLRoot =Nothing
Call UpdateXMLRespon se(orderID, "False", "XML", "The server didn't receive
the XML stream", "")
>
END IF
'Save all info before any transaction
xmlDoc.Save(Ser ver.MapPath("B2 BResponse/" & hour(now) & "_" & minute(now)

&

"_" & RandomNumber(10 00000) & "_" & month(now) & "_" & day(now) & "_" &
year(now) &"_B2BResponse. xml"))
>

Can't see where you are sending the XML response. However you would
probably want to build the response in an XML DOM and use:-

Response.Conten tType = "text/xml" ' Yes move this line to where you send the
response
Response.CharSe t = "UTF-8"
dom.Save Response

Also have you tested via Http instead of https do you get the same result.

Make this bunch of changes see if it fixes things (or least breaks in a
different way that we can help you with ;)

--
Anthony Jones - MVP ASP/ASP.NET

**=?Utf-8?B?T2xkIFBlZGFudA==?=** · Aug 23 '08, 07:35 PM

RE: XML document must have a top level element

"c676228" wrote:

and 05272008ACTest. xml file is like this:
- <enrollment orderID="200808 251114527143" PONumber="50000 "
marketingCode=" E" productName="ad ventureCenter">
<test>Y</test>
<residency>US </residency>

....

There is no
<? xml .... ?>
line there. If you are simply viewing the XML file via MSIE, that line
*should* be showing up.

An example of a valid header line would be
<? xml version="1.0" encoding="windo ws-1252" ?>

(Encoding could also be "utf-8". Many sites also use "iso-8859-1" but
that's almost always a mistake.)

**Anthony Jones** · Aug 23 '08, 08:05 PM

Re: XML document must have a top level element

"Old Pedant" <OldPedant@disc ussions.microso ft.comwrote in message
news:7BEA07D0-89FF-46F7-ABF1-E77934B7192D@mi crosoft.com...

>
"c676228" wrote:
>

and 05272008ACTest. xml file is like this:
- <enrollment orderID="200808 251114527143" PONumber="50000 "
marketingCode=" E" productName="ad ventureCenter">
<test>Y</test>
<residency>US </residency>

...
>
There is no
<? xml .... ?>
line there. If you are simply viewing the XML file via MSIE, that line
*should* be showing up.
>
An example of a valid header line would be
<? xml version="1.0" encoding="windo ws-1252" ?>
>
(Encoding could also be "utf-8". Many sites also use "iso-8859-1" but
that's almost always a mistake.)
>

An XML declaration is not mandatory; MSXML will quite happily load XML
without it. However it is probably bettter that it be present.

--
Anthony Jones - MVP ASP/ASP.NET

**=?Utf-8?B?YzY3NjIyOA==?=** · Aug 24 '08, 06:45 AM

Re: XML document must have a top level element

Hi Anthony and Old Pedant,

Now my b2bresponse.xml and 05272008ACTest. xml file have a line:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>

and in firefox: I still get the same error:
<xmlResponse>
<isSuccess>Fals e</isSuccess>
<errorField>XML </errorField>
âˆ’
<errorMessage >
error code: -1072896680 reason: XML document must have a top level element.
line #: 0
</errorMessage>
<policyNumber/>
</xmlResponse>

in IE I have to use view source to see the following message:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xmlResponse>
<isSuccess>Fals e</isSuccess>
<errorField>XML </errorField>
<errorMessage>e rror code: -1072896680 reason: XML document must have a top
level element.
line #: 0</errorMessage>
<policyNumber/>
</xmlResponse>

In IE broswer, it just looks like this:
False XML error code: -1072896680 reason: XML document must have a top level
element. line #: 0

the same all xml files in UTF-8 code in the notepad already.
I really don't know what to do.

--
Betty

"Anthony Jones" wrote:

"Old Pedant" <OldPedant@disc ussions.microso ft.comwrote in message
news:7BEA07D0-89FF-46F7-ABF1-E77934B7192D@mi crosoft.com...

"c676228" wrote:

and 05272008ACTest. xml file is like this:
- <enrollment orderID="200808 251114527143" PONumber="50000 "
marketingCode=" E" productName="ad ventureCenter">
<test>Y</test>
<residency>US </residency>

...

There is no
<? xml .... ?>
line there. If you are simply viewing the XML file via MSIE, that line
*should* be showing up.

An example of a valid header line would be
<? xml version="1.0" encoding="windo ws-1252" ?>

(Encoding could also be "utf-8". Many sites also use "iso-8859-1" but
that's almost always a mistake.)

>
An XML declaration is not mandatory; MSXML will quite happily load XML
without it. However it is probably bettter that it be present.
>
--
Anthony Jones - MVP ASP/ASP.NET
>
>
>

**Anthony Jones** · Aug 24 '08, 07:45 AM

Re: XML document must have a top level element

"c676228" <betty@newsgrou p.nospamwrote in message
news:9E4C86A7-2763-4540-AB2D-BB9A95E77C70@mi crosoft.com...

Hi Anthony and Old Pedant,
>
>
Now my b2bresponse.xml and 05272008ACTest. xml file have a line:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
>
and in firefox: I still get the same error:
<xmlResponse>
<isSuccess>Fals e</isSuccess>
<errorField>XML </errorField>
?
<errorMessage >
error code: -1072896680 reason: XML document must have a top level

element.

line #: 0
</errorMessage>
<policyNumber/>
</xmlResponse>
>
in IE I have to use view source to see the following message:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xmlResponse>
<isSuccess>Fals e</isSuccess>
<errorField>XML </errorField>
<errorMessage>e rror code: -1072896680 reason: XML document must have a top
level element.
line #: 0</errorMessage>
<policyNumber/>
</xmlResponse>
>
In IE broswer, it just looks like this:
False XML error code: -1072896680 reason: XML document must have a top

level

element. line #: 0
>
the same all xml files in UTF-8 code in the notepad already.
I really don't know what to do.
>

Did you make the adjustments to the code I outlined? Have you tried it via
http instead of https?

--
Anthony Jones - MVP ASP/ASP.NET

**Anthony Jones** · Aug 24 '08, 05:35 PM

Re: XML document must have a top level element

"c676228" <betty@newsgrou p.nospamwrote in message
news:408B95A3-DD9A-454F-B0DD-FFE80359827D@mi crosoft.com...

Hi all,
>
I had a program and it always works fine and suddenly it gives me the
following message when a pass a xml file to our server program:
error code: -1072896680 reason: XML document must have a top level

element.

line #: 0
I don't know if it is my xml file or it is something else?
>

<snip>

>
Set xmlDoc=Server.C reateObject("Mi crosoft.XMLDOM" )

D'oh! I think I see it now try inserting the following here:-

xmlDoc.async = false

xmlDoc.Load Request '--this is for xml sent via body
>
Response.Conten tType = "text/xml" '--for testing program

<snip>

I still think you should make the other tweaks I recommended as well. ;)

--
Anthony Jones - MVP ASP/ASP.NET

**=?Utf-8?B?YzY3NjIyOA==?=** · Aug 25 '08, 06:45 AM

Re: XML document must have a top level element

Anthony,

Yes, I followed your directions and here is the new code. The funny part is
I think i used the same way as I coded before and how come it suddenly
doesn't work any more.
Now I tried to debug the xml file step by step. so my xml file first will
look like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<enrollment orderID="200808 251114527143" PONumber="50000 " marketingCode=" E"
productName="ad ventureCenter">
</enrollment>

Ok, no xml needs a top element error message.

so I changed the xml file to:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<enrollment orderID="200808 251114527143" PONumber="50000 " marketingCode=" E"
productName="ad ventureCenter">
<test>Y</test>
</enrollment>

Only one extra line: <test>Y</testbesides the top element.
Now it complains again:
<xmlResponse>
<isSuccess>Fals e</isSuccess>
<errorField>XML </errorField>
âˆ’
<errorMessage >
error code: -1072896680 reason: XML document must have a top level element.
line #: 0
</errorMessage>
<policyNumber/>
</xmlResponse>

It seems it only takes a top level element xml file, as soon as I add one
more line to the xml file, it starts to complain. I don't get it.

'************** *************** ********
Server side:
'************** *************** ********
Dim xmlDoc, InstreamXMLRoot , TestFlag
Set xmlDoc=Server.C reateObject("MS XML2.DOMDocumen t.3.0") '8/23/2008
xmlDoc.async = false
xmlDoc.Load Request '--this is for xml sent via body

Response.Conten tType = "text/xml" '--for testing program

If xmlDoc.parseErr or.errorCode <0 Then
Call UpdateXMLRespon se(orderID, "False", "XML", "error code: "
&xmlDoc.parseEr ror.errorCode & " reason: " &xmlDoc.parseEr ror.reason &" line
#: " &xmlDoc.parseEr ror.line , "")
End If

IF isNULL(xmlDoc) Then
Set InstreamXMLRoot =Nothing
Call UpdateXMLRespon se(orderID, "False", "XML", "The server didn't receive
the XML stream", "")

END IF

Set InstreamXMLRoot =xmlDoc.documen tElement
IF isNULL(Instream XMLRoot) Then
Set InstreamXMLRoot =Nothing
Call UpdateXMLRespon se(orderID, "False", "XML", "The server didn't receive
the XML stream", "")

END IF
'Save all info before any transaction
xmlDoc.Save(Ser ver.MapPath("B2 BResponse/" & hour(now) & "_" & minute(now) &
"_" & RandomNumber(10 00000) & "_" & month(now) & "_" & day(now) & "_" &
year(now) &"_B2BResponse. xml"))
'check if this is production transaction
Call UpdateXMLRespon se(orderID, "False", "XML", "The server received the XML
stream", "")

'************** *************** *************** *************** **
' Update B2B Response ''Response.Cont entType="text/xml"
'************** *************** *************** *************** **
Function UpdateXMLRespon se(byVal order_id, byVal SuccFlag, byVal ErrField,
byVal Desc, byVal PolicyNum)
'Set RespInfo=Server .CreateObject(" Microsoft.XMLDO M")
Set RespInfo=Create Object("MSXML2. DOMDocument.3.0 ")
RespInfo.async= False
RespInfo.load(s erver.MapPath("/Utility/B2BResponse.xml "))
Set RespInfoRoot=Re spInfo.document Element
Set SuccessNode=Res pInfoRoot.selec tSingleNode("is Success")
SuccessNode.Tex t=SuccFlag
If SuccFlag="True" Then
Set PolicyNode=Resp InfoRoot.select SingleNode("pol icyNumber")
PolicyNode.Text =PolicyNum
Else
Set ErrNode=RespInf oRoot.selectSin gleNode("errorF ield")
ErrNode.Text=Er rField
Set DescNode=RespIn foRoot.selectSi ngleNode("error Message")
DescNode.Text=D esc
End If

If order_id <>"" Then
RespInfo.save(s erver.MapPath(" B2BResponse/" & order_id &"_B2BResponse. xml"))
Else
RespInfo.save(s erver.MapPath(" B2BResponse/" & month(now) & "_" & day(now)
& "_" & RandomNumber(10 00000) & "_" & year(now) &"_B2BResponse. xml"))
End If%>

<%
Response.Conten tType = "text/xml"
Response.Write RespInfo.xml
Set RespInfo=Nothin g
Response.End

End Function
'************** **************
B2Bresponse.xml is like this:
'************** **************
<xmlResponse>
<isSuccess />
<errorField />
<errorMessage />
<policyNumber />
</xmlResponse>

'************** ********
Client side program is like this:
'************** ********
<%@ Language=vbScri pt%>
<%
'Set xmlDom=CreateOb ject("Microsoft .XMLDOM")
set xmlDom=CreateOb ject("MSXML2.DO MDocument.3.0")

XMLDom.async =False
xmlDom.load Server.MapPath( "08242008ACTest .xml")

dim xmlhttp
set xmlhttp=server. CreateObject("M SXML2.ServerXML HTTP.3.0") '8/23/2008

xmlhttp.Open
"POST","htt ps://www.travelinsur anceservices.co m/ac/xt_ac_B2B.asp", false
xmlhttp.send xmlDom '8/23/2008
if(Err <0) then
Response.Write( "An error occured when retrieving data from an external
source. ")
Response.Write( Err.Description )
Response.End
end if
On error goto 0
'if request is not Ok then display detailed message about the request
problem
if(xmlHttp.stat us <200) then
Response.Write( "The remote server returned an invalid statuscode: #8221;"
& _
xmlHttp.status & " " & xmlHttp.statusT ext) & " "
Response.Write( "response text from remote server" & _
" " & xmlHttp.respons eText)
Response.End
end if

if xmlHttp.respons eXML is nothing then
Response.Write( "The remote server didnâ€™t return xml content.")
Response.End
end if
Response.Conten tType = "text/xml"
Response.CharSe t = "UTF-8"
'Response.Write xmlhttp.respons exml.xml
xmlhttp.respons eXML.save Response
Set xmlhttp = nothing
%>
--
Betty

"Anthony Jones" wrote:

"c676228" <betty@newsgrou p.nospamwrote in message
news:408B95A3-DD9A-454F-B0DD-FFE80359827D@mi crosoft.com...

Hi all,

I had a program and it always works fine and suddenly it gives me the
following message when a pass a xml file to our server program:
error code: -1072896680 reason: XML document must have a top level

element.

line #: 0
I don't know if it is my xml file or it is something else?

>
<snip>
>

Set xmlDoc=Server.C reateObject("Mi crosoft.XMLDOM" )

>
>
D'oh! I think I see it now try inserting the following here:-
>
xmlDoc.async = false
>

xmlDoc.Load Request '--this is for xml sent via body

Response.Conten tType = "text/xml" '--for testing program

>
<snip>
>
>
I still think you should make the other tweaks I recommended as well. ;)
>
>
--
Anthony Jones - MVP ASP/ASP.NET
>
>
>

**=?Utf-8?B?YzY3NjIyOA==?=** · Aug 25 '08, 06:55 AM

Re: XML document must have a top level element

Yes, I did. See another reply in details.
I used https, I cannot use http. If I used http, it will have the following
error messge:
HTTP 500.100 - Internal Server Error - ASP error
Internet Information Services

Technical Information (for support personnel)

* Error Type:
msxml3.dll (0x80070005)
Access is denied.
/08232008adventu reServerHttp.as p, line 13

line 12 and 13 are:
12: xmlhttp.Open
"POST","htt p://www.travelinsur anceservices.co m/ac/xt_ac_B2B.asp", false
13: xmlhttp.send xmlDom '8/23/2008
--
Betty

"Anthony Jones" wrote:

>
>
"c676228" <betty@newsgrou p.nospamwrote in message
news:9E4C86A7-2763-4540-AB2D-BB9A95E77C70@mi crosoft.com...

Hi Anthony and Old Pedant,

Now my b2bresponse.xml and 05272008ACTest. xml file have a line:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>

and in firefox: I still get the same error:
<xmlResponse>
<isSuccess>Fals e</isSuccess>
<errorField>XML </errorField>
?
<errorMessage >
error code: -1072896680 reason: XML document must have a top level

element.

line #: 0
</errorMessage>
<policyNumber/>
</xmlResponse>

in IE I have to use view source to see the following message:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xmlResponse>
<isSuccess>Fals e</isSuccess>
<errorField>XML </errorField>
<errorMessage>e rror code: -1072896680 reason: XML document must have a top
level element.
line #: 0</errorMessage>
<policyNumber/>
</xmlResponse>

In IE broswer, it just looks like this:
False XML error code: -1072896680 reason: XML document must have a top

level

element. line #: 0

the same all xml files in UTF-8 code in the notepad already.
I really don't know what to do.

>
Did you make the adjustments to the code I outlined? Have you tried it via
http instead of https?
>
>
--
Anthony Jones - MVP ASP/ASP.NET
>
>
>

**Anthony Jones** · Aug 25 '08, 09:15 AM

Re: XML document must have a top level element

"c676228" <betty@newsgrou p.nospamwrote in message
news:F2E0D6F8-0B62-4252-AF14-96D22F4DAA86@mi crosoft.com...

Anthony,
>
Yes, I followed your directions and here is the new code. The funny part

is

I think i used the same way as I coded before and how come it suddenly
doesn't work any more.
Now I tried to debug the xml file step by step. so my xml file first will
look like this:
>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<enrollment orderID="200808 251114527143" PONumber="50000 "

marketingCode=" E"

productName="ad ventureCenter">
</enrollment>
>
Ok, no xml needs a top element error message.
>
so I changed the xml file to:
>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<enrollment orderID="200808 251114527143" PONumber="50000 "

marketingCode=" E"

productName="ad ventureCenter">
<test>Y</test>
</enrollment>
>
Only one extra line: <test>Y</testbesides the top element.
Now it complains again:
<xmlResponse>
<isSuccess>Fals e</isSuccess>
<errorField>XML </errorField>
?
<errorMessage >
error code: -1072896680 reason: XML document must have a top level

element.

line #: 0
</errorMessage>
<policyNumber/>
</xmlResponse>
>
>
It seems it only takes a top level element xml file, as soon as I add one
more line to the xml file, it starts to complain. I don't get it.
>
'************** *************** ********
Server side:
'************** *************** ********
Dim xmlDoc, InstreamXMLRoot , TestFlag
Set xmlDoc=Server.C reateObject("MS XML2.DOMDocumen t.3.0") '8/23/2008
xmlDoc.async = false
xmlDoc.Load Request '--this is for xml sent via body
>
Response.Conten tType = "text/xml" '--for testing program
>
If xmlDoc.parseErr or.errorCode <0 Then
Call UpdateXMLRespon se(orderID, "False", "XML", "error code: "
&xmlDoc.parseEr ror.errorCode & " reason: " &xmlDoc.parseEr ror.reason &"

line

#: " &xmlDoc.parseEr ror.line , "")
End If
>
IF isNULL(xmlDoc) Then
Set InstreamXMLRoot =Nothing
Call UpdateXMLRespon se(orderID, "False", "XML", "The server didn't receive
the XML stream", "")
>
END IF
>
Set InstreamXMLRoot =xmlDoc.documen tElement
IF isNULL(Instream XMLRoot) Then
Set InstreamXMLRoot =Nothing
Call UpdateXMLRespon se(orderID, "False", "XML", "The server didn't receive
the XML stream", "")
>
END IF
'Save all info before any transaction
xmlDoc.Save(Ser ver.MapPath("B2 BResponse/" & hour(now) & "_" & minute(now)

&

"_" & RandomNumber(10 00000) & "_" & month(now) & "_" & day(now) & "_" &
year(now) &"_B2BResponse. xml"))
'check if this is production transaction
Call UpdateXMLRespon se(orderID, "False", "XML", "The server received the

XML

stream", "")
>

Hmm... perplexing. Are we seeing all the Server code here? Do you have
other code prior to the above which reads the Request object? Note the
Request stream doesn't support reseting position to the beginning, therefore
once read, it cannot be read again. If you have already consumed the
request stream elsewhere I suspect your code would respond in the way you
are seeing.

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Anthony Jones - MVP ASP/ASP.NET

**=?Utf-8?B?YzY3NjIyOA==?=** · Aug 26 '08, 02:25 AM

Re: XML document must have a top level element

Hi Anthony,

>Do you have
other code prior to the above which reads the Request object?

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!
It is all because my cut and paste problems and I have the following code in
different files --->meaning I have xmlDoc.Load Request statement two times.
And I never know this will cause this deadly error.
Besides I never know that Request stream doesn't support reset position.
You are my life saver. I have been pulling my hair for 3 days and don't know
what to do.
:=)))
Set xmlDoc=Server.C reateObject("MS XML2.DOMDocumen t.3.0") '8/23/2008
xmlDoc.async = false
xmlDoc.Load Request '--this is for xml sent via body
'xmlDoc.LoadXML Request("xml") '--this is for xml sent via form field
xml="xml string", squreMouth production version
Response.Conten tType = "text/xml" '--for testing program

If xmlDoc.parseErr or.errorCode <0 Then
'Response.write ("Error code: " + xmlDoc.parseErr or.errorCode)
'Response.write (" Error reason: " + xmlDoc.parseErr or.reason)
'Response.write (" Error line: " + xmlDoc.parseErr or.line)
Call UpdateXMLRespon se(orderID, "False", "XML", "error code: "
&xmlDoc.parseEr ror.errorCode & " reason: " &xmlDoc.parseEr ror.reason &" line
#: " &xmlDoc.parseEr ror.line , "")
End If

IF isNULL(xmlDoc) Then
Set InstreamXMLRoot =Nothing
Call UpdateXMLRespon se(orderID, "False", "XML", "The server didn't receive
the XML stream", "")

END IF

Betty

"Anthony Jones" wrote:

"c676228" <betty@newsgrou p.nospamwrote in message
news:F2E0D6F8-0B62-4252-AF14-96D22F4DAA86@mi crosoft.com...

Anthony,

Yes, I followed your directions and here is the new code. The funny part

is

I think i used the same way as I coded before and how come it suddenly
doesn't work any more.
Now I tried to debug the xml file step by step. so my xml file first will
look like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<enrollment orderID="200808 251114527143" PONumber="50000 "

marketingCode=" E"

productName="ad ventureCenter">
</enrollment>

Ok, no xml needs a top element error message.

so I changed the xml file to:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<enrollment orderID="200808 251114527143" PONumber="50000 "

marketingCode=" E"

productName="ad ventureCenter">
<test>Y</test>
</enrollment>

Only one extra line: <test>Y</testbesides the top element.
Now it complains again:
<xmlResponse>
<isSuccess>Fals e</isSuccess>
<errorField>XML </errorField>
?
<errorMessage >
error code: -1072896680 reason: XML document must have a top level

element.

line #: 0
</errorMessage>
<policyNumber/>
</xmlResponse>

It seems it only takes a top level element xml file, as soon as I add one
more line to the xml file, it starts to complain. I don't get it.

'************** *************** ********
Server side:
'************** *************** ********
Dim xmlDoc, InstreamXMLRoot , TestFlag
Set xmlDoc=Server.C reateObject("MS XML2.DOMDocumen t.3.0") '8/23/2008
xmlDoc.async = false
xmlDoc.Load Request '--this is for xml sent via body

Response.Conten tType = "text/xml" '--for testing program

If xmlDoc.parseErr or.errorCode <0 Then
Call UpdateXMLRespon se(orderID, "False", "XML", "error code: "
&xmlDoc.parseEr ror.errorCode & " reason: " &xmlDoc.parseEr ror.reason &"

line

#: " &xmlDoc.parseEr ror.line , "")
End If

IF isNULL(xmlDoc) Then
Set InstreamXMLRoot =Nothing
Call UpdateXMLRespon se(orderID, "False", "XML", "The server didn't receive
the XML stream", "")

END IF

Set InstreamXMLRoot =xmlDoc.documen tElement
IF isNULL(Instream XMLRoot) Then
Set InstreamXMLRoot =Nothing
Call UpdateXMLRespon se(orderID, "False", "XML", "The server didn't receive
the XML stream", "")

END IF
'Save all info before any transaction
xmlDoc.Save(Ser ver.MapPath("B2 BResponse/" & hour(now) & "_" & minute(now)

&

"_" & RandomNumber(10 00000) & "_" & month(now) & "_" & day(now) & "_" &
year(now) &"_B2BResponse. xml"))
'check if this is production transaction
Call UpdateXMLRespon se(orderID, "False", "XML", "The server received the

XML

stream", "")

>
>
Hmm... perplexing. Are we seeing all the Server code here? Do you have
other code prior to the above which reads the Request object? Note the
Request stream doesn't support reseting position to the beginning, therefore
once read, it cannot be read again. If you have already consumed the
request stream elsewhere I suspect your code would respond in the way you
are seeing.
>
>
--
Anthony Jones - MVP ASP/ASP.NET
>
>
>

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