XML Parsing Error: Junk After Document Element

[pbd22]

hi.

i keep getting this error.

as i understand it, my xml isn't formatted correctly.
the online errata suggests the standard formatting
to solve this problem:

element
(tab) (tab) element
(tab) (tab) (tab) element /element
(tab) (tab) (tab) element /element
(tab) (tab) /element
/element

i attempted to acheive this by using the below line (the xml is coming
from the server):

stringbuilder.A ppend(Microsoft .VisualBasic.vb Tab)

but, I still get the error.

I have also tried an xml style sheet with style="padding-left:n"
and this doesnt work.

i keep getting that darn error.

when i alert the XML returned from the server, i get all
elements on the left-most position. no formatting. despite the
two solutions above.

i am guessing this comes up a lot. what am i doing wrong?

thanks!

[Joseph Kesselman]

Re: XML Parsing Error: Junk After Document Element

A well-formed XML document must have one, and only one, top-level
element. Anything after that element's end-tag will be ignored at best,
and possibly reported as an error such as the one you're getting here.

Fix your file/stream/whatever.

[pbd22]

Re: XML Parsing Error: Junk After Document Element

Hi.

Thanks.

I was hopeful after your comment, and deleted my top-level tag,
"users", leaving
just "user" as the top tag. I am still getting that error, tho. My
string builder on
the server is as follows (i have tried this with the style sheet
commented out also) ... maybe you can see something that i am missing?

Dim sbHtml As New System.Text.Str ingBuilder

sbHtml.Append(" <?xml version='1.0' standalone='yes '?>")
sbHtml.Append(E nvironment.NewL ine)
sbHtml.Append(" <?xml-stylesheet type='text/css'
href='../styles/xml.css'?>")
sbHtml.Append(E nvironment.NewL ine)

For i As Integer = 0 To counter - 1
sbHtml.Append(v bTab)
sbHtml.Append(" <user id='")
sbHtml.Append(i )
sbHtml.Append(" ' siteId='")
sbHtml.Append(s iteid(i))
sbHtml.Append(" '>")
sbHtml.Append(E nvironment.NewL ine)
sbHtml.Append(v bTab)
sbHtml.Append(v bTab)
sbHtml.Append(" <photolocation> ")
sbHtml.Append(" ../uploads/")
sbHtml.Append(u name(i))
sbHtml.Append("/thumbnails/")
sbHtml.Append(p name(i))
sbHtml.Append(" </photolocation>" )
sbHtml.Append(E nvironment.NewL ine)
sbHtml.Append(v bTab)
sbHtml.Append(v bTab)
sbHtml.Append(" <headline>")
sbHtml.Append(h eadline(i))
sbHtml.Append(" </headline>")
sbHtml.Append(E nvironment.NewL ine)
sbHtml.Append(v bTab)
sbHtml.Append(v bTab)
sbHtml.Append(" <age>")
sbHtml.Append(C urrentAge(year( i), month(i), day(i)))
sbHtml.Append(" </age>")
sbHtml.Append(E nvironment.NewL ine)
sbHtml.Append(v bTab)
sbHtml.Append(v bTab)
sbHtml.Append(" <lastactive>" )
If LastActive(dlog in(i)) <= 1 Then
sbHtml.Append(" 24 hours")
End If
If LastActive(dlog in(i)) 1 and LastActive(dlog in(i)) <= 7
Then
sbHtml.Append(L astActive(dlogi n(i)))
sbHtml.Append(" days")
End If
If LastActive(dlog in(i)) >= 7 and LastActive(dlog in(i)) <=
14 Then
sbHtml.Append(" week")
End If
If LastActive(dlog in(i)) 14 and LastActive(dlog in(i)) <=
31 Then
sbHtml.Append(" month")
End If
sbHtml.Append(" </lastactive>")
sbHtml.Append(E nvironment.NewL ine)
sbHtml.Append(v bTab)
sbHtml.Append(v bTab)
sbHtml.Append(" <aboutme>")
sbHtml.Append(a boutme(i))
sbHtml.Append(" ...")
sbHtml.Append(" </aboutme>")
sbHtml.Append(E nvironment.NewL ine)
sbHtml.Append(v bTab)
sbHtml.Append(" </user>")
sbHtml.Append(E nvironment.NewL ine)
Next

Context.Respons e.ContentType=" text/xml"
Context.Respons e.Write(sbHtml. ToString)

[Andy Dingley]

Re: XML Parsing Error: Junk After Document Element


pbd22 wrote:

>My string builder

Don't use string, use a DOM. MSXML is the obvious candidate, and the
helpfiles are quite good for it.

[pbd22]

Re: XML Parsing Error: Junk After Document Element

hi, thanks.

i have done some reading about MSXML and have even downloaded the
parser.
i am still unclear on one item. the XML document i am working with does
not (nor
do i want it to) exist as a file. this is an ajax call and the
stringbuilder i constructed was creating the document out of data
pulled from the database. the ajax call then grabs the XML text from
the server and writes it to a hidden DIV at the bottom of the form.

i am not sure how you see MSXML as a solution to my problem. does it
pre-format the
document prior to delivery to the client? I'd appreciate you thinking
behind this recommendation.

thanks again.

Andy Dingley wrote:

pbd22 wrote:
>

My string builder

>
Don't use string, use a DOM. MSXML is the obvious candidate, and the
helpfiles are quite good for it.

[pbd22]

Re: XML Parsing Error: Junk After Document Element


OK. this is solved with XmlTextWriter.
thanks for your help.

pbd22 wrote:

hi, thanks.
>
i have done some reading about MSXML and have even downloaded the
parser.
i am still unclear on one item. the XML document i am working with does
not (nor
do i want it to) exist as a file. this is an ajax call and the
stringbuilder i constructed was creating the document out of data
pulled from the database. the ajax call then grabs the XML text from
the server and writes it to a hidden DIV at the bottom of the form.
>
i am not sure how you see MSXML as a solution to my problem. does it
pre-format the
document prior to delivery to the client? I'd appreciate you thinking
behind this recommendation.
>
thanks again.
>
Andy Dingley wrote:

pbd22 wrote:

>My string builder

Don't use string, use a DOM. MSXML is the obvious candidate, and the
helpfiles are quite good for it.

[Peter Flynn]

Re: XML Parsing Error: Junk After Document Element

pbd22 wrote:

hi.
>
i keep getting this error.
>
as i understand it, my xml isn't formatted correctly.

It's nothing to do with formatting. It's the structure of your document.

Append adds data below the end of a file: this is an error in XML, where
data must be *inserted* (using the correct element type[s]). At the end
of the file, once the end-tag has occurred, no further elements are
permitted.

///Peter
--
XML FAQ: http://xml.silmaril.ie/

the online errata suggests the standard formatting
to solve this problem:
>
element
(tab) (tab) element
(tab) (tab) (tab) element /element
(tab) (tab) (tab) element /element
(tab) (tab) /element
/element
>
i attempted to acheive this by using the below line (the xml is coming
from the server):
>
stringbuilder.A ppend(Microsoft .VisualBasic.vb Tab)
>
but, I still get the error.
>
I have also tried an xml style sheet with style="padding-left:n"
and this doesnt work.
>
i keep getting that darn error.
>
when i alert the XML returned from the server, i get all
elements on the left-most position. no formatting. despite the
two solutions above.
>
i am guessing this comes up a lot. what am i doing wrong?
>
thanks!
>

[pbd22]

Re: XML Parsing Error: Junk After Document Element

Hi Peter,

thanks. I have tried my string builder using the Insert statement
but am still getting the same error. What about my current code
is incorrect? it doesn't sound like it matters if i am using
stringbuilder
or xmltextwriter, and i have changed all the appends to inserts. what
am i missing?

thank you.

Dim sbhtml As New System.Text.Str ingBuilder

sbhtml.Insert(s bhtml.Length, "<?xml version='1.0'
standalone='yes '?>")
//NOTE: I have also tried surrounded the below with <usrers>
</users>

For i As Integer = 0 To counter - 1
sbhtml.Insert(s bhtml.Length, "<user id='")
sbhtml.Insert(s bhtml.Length, i)
sbhtml.Insert(s bhtml.Length, "' siteid='")
sbhtml.Insert(s bhtml.Length, siteid(i))
sbhtml.Insert(s bhtml.Length, "'>")
sbhtml.Insert(s bhtml.Length, "<photolocation >")
sbhtml.Insert(s bhtml.Length, "../uploads/")
sbhtml.Insert(s bhtml.Length, uname(i))
sbhtml.Insert(s bhtml.Length, "/thumbnails/")
sbhtml.Insert(s bhtml.Length, pname(i))
sbhtml.Insert(s bhtml.Length, "</photolocation>" )
sbhtml.Insert(s bhtml.Length, "<headline> ")
sbhtml.Insert(s bhtml.Length, headline(i))
sbhtml.Insert(s bhtml.Length, "</headline>")
sbhtml.Insert(s bhtml.Length, "<age>")
sbhtml.Insert(s bhtml.Length, CurrentAge(year (i), month(i),
day(i)))
sbhtml.Insert(s bhtml.Length, "</age>")
sbhtml.Insert(s bhtml.Length, "<lastactiv e>")
If LastActive(dlog in(i)) <= 1 Then
sbhtml.Insert(s bhtml.Length, "24 hours")
End If
If LastActive(dlog in(i)) 1 And LastActive(dlog in(i)) <= 7
Then
sbhtml.Insert(s bhtml.Length, LastActive(dlog in(i)))
sbhtml.Insert(s bhtml.Length, " days")
End If
If LastActive(dlog in(i)) >= 7 And LastActive(dlog in(i)) <=
14 Then
sbhtml.Insert(s bhtml.Length, "week")
End If
If LastActive(dlog in(i)) 14 And LastActive(dlog in(i)) <=
31 Then
sbhtml.Insert(s bhtml.Length, "month")
End If
sbhtml.Insert(s bhtml.Length, "</lastactive>")
sbhtml.Insert(s bhtml.Length, "<aboutme>" )
sbhtml.Insert(s bhtml.Length, aboutme(i))
sbhtml.Insert(s bhtml.Length, " ...")
sbhtml.Insert(s bhtml.Length, "</aboutme>")
sbhtml.Insert(s bhtml.Length, "</user>")
Next

Context.Respons e.ContentType = "text/xml"

//NOTE: I have tried both of the following:
Context.Respons e.Write(sbhtml. Insert(sbhtml.L ength,
sbhtml.ToString ))
Context.Respons e.Write(sbhtml. ToString))

Peter Flynn wrote:

pbd22 wrote:

hi.

i keep getting this error.

as i understand it, my xml isn't formatted correctly.

>
It's nothing to do with formatting. It's the structure of your document.
>
Append adds data below the end of a file: this is an error in XML, where
data must be *inserted* (using the correct element type[s]). At the end
of the file, once the end-tag has occurred, no further elements are
permitted.
>
///Peter
--
XML FAQ: http://xml.silmaril.ie/
>
>

the online errata suggests the standard formatting
to solve this problem:

element
(tab) (tab) element
(tab) (tab) (tab) element /element
(tab) (tab) (tab) element /element
(tab) (tab) /element
/element

i attempted to acheive this by using the below line (the xml is coming
from the server):

stringbuilder.A ppend(Microsoft .VisualBasic.vb Tab)

but, I still get the error.

I have also tried an xml style sheet with style="padding-left:n"
and this doesnt work.

i keep getting that darn error.

when i alert the XML returned from the server, i get all
elements on the left-most position. no formatting. despite the
two solutions above.

i am guessing this comes up a lot. what am i doing wrong?

thanks!

[pbd22]

Re: XML Parsing Error: Junk After Document Element

i believe that i am getting this error
because i am sending the results to a DIV
inside my HTML? this is not a stand-alone
xml file.

alas, i am still unsure as the error persists.

[Peter Flynn]

Re: XML Parsing Error: Junk After Document Element

pbd22 wrote:

Hi Peter,
>
thanks. I have tried my string builder using the Insert statement
but am still getting the same error. What about my current code
is incorrect? it doesn't sound like it matters if i am using
stringbuilder
or xmltextwriter, and i have changed all the appends to inserts. what
am i missing?

I'll leave the answer to a VB expert.
You may have better luck posting this in a Microsoft newsgroup
if you're stuck using VB.

///Peter

[pbd22]

Re: XML Parsing Error: Junk After Document Element

hi.

so, the changes i made to my code,
adding inserts and taking out the appends,
was that the solution that you were suggesting?
i was a little bit unclear, should the changes
i made have worked based on your advice?

thanks.

Peter Flynn wrote:

pbd22 wrote:

Hi Peter,

thanks. I have tried my string builder using the Insert statement
but am still getting the same error. What about my current code
is incorrect? it doesn't sound like it matters if i am using
stringbuilder
or xmltextwriter, and i have changed all the appends to inserts. what
am i missing?

>
I'll leave the answer to a VB expert.
You may have better luck posting this in a Microsoft newsgroup
if you're stuck using VB.
>
///Peter

[Peter Flynn]

Re: XML Parsing Error: Junk After Document Element

pbd22 wrote:

hi.
>
so, the changes i made to my code,
adding inserts and taking out the appends,
was that the solution that you were suggesting?
i was a little bit unclear, should the changes
i made have worked based on your advice?

All I said was that you can't add stuff past the end of an XML document.
It wasn't clear from your original post that you were using append to
*create* the whole document: I thought you were just trying to add stuff
to an existing document. Sorry for the misunderstandin g.

///Peter

[pbd22]

Re: XML Parsing Error: Junk After Document Element

I don't think this is a VB issue, but an XML problem.

pbd22 wrote:

hi.
>
so, the changes i made to my code,
adding inserts and taking out the appends,
was that the solution that you were suggesting?
i was a little bit unclear, should the changes
i made have worked based on your advice?
>
thanks.
>
Peter Flynn wrote:

pbd22 wrote:

Hi Peter,
>
thanks. I have tried my string builder using the Insert statement
but am still getting the same error. What about my current code
is incorrect? it doesn't sound like it matters if i am using
stringbuilder
or xmltextwriter, and i have changed all the appends to inserts. what
am i missing?

I'll leave the answer to a VB expert.
You may have better luck posting this in a Microsoft newsgroup
if you're stuck using VB.

///Peter

[pbd22]

Re: XML Parsing Error: Junk After Document Element


oh. ok. i see. no, i am programatically creating the XML
from database values, then writing the results via AJAX
to a DIV on my form. It lives there while the user's session
lasts. the XML is never in a "file" per se.

so, i guess i am back to the drawing board.

thanks for trying.

Peter Flynn wrote:

pbd22 wrote:

hi.

so, the changes i made to my code,
adding inserts and taking out the appends,
was that the solution that you were suggesting?
i was a little bit unclear, should the changes
i made have worked based on your advice?

>
All I said was that you can't add stuff past the end of an XML document.
It wasn't clear from your original post that you were using append to
*create* the whole document: I thought you were just trying to add stuff
to an existing document. Sorry for the misunderstandin g.
>
///Peter

[pbd22]

Re: XML Parsing Error: Junk After Document Element

hi. a bit of an update:

i am getting a sense that my error is sum'd up as follows:

i am sending my xml via stringbuilder from the server like this:

<header>
<body>
<a>
<b>blah</b>
<c>blah</c>
</a>
</body>
</header>

but, it is turning up on the client like this:

&lt;header&g t;
&lt;body&gt;
&lt;a&gt;&lt;b& gt;blah&lt;/b&gt;&lt;c&gt;b lah&lt;/c&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/body&gt;
&lt;/header&gt;

the "<" and the ">" are getting changed into &lt; and &gt;

how do i fix this?


pbd22 wrote:

I don't think this is a VB issue, but an XML problem.
>
pbd22 wrote:

hi.

so, the changes i made to my code,
adding inserts and taking out the appends,
was that the solution that you were suggesting?
i was a little bit unclear, should the changes
i made have worked based on your advice?

thanks.

Peter Flynn wrote:

pbd22 wrote:
Hi Peter,

thanks. I have tried my string builder using the Insert statement
but am still getting the same error. What about my current code
is incorrect? it doesn't sound like it matters if i am using
stringbuilder
or xmltextwriter, and i have changed all the appends to inserts. what
am i missing?
>
I'll leave the answer to a VB expert.
You may have better luck posting this in a Microsoft newsgroup
if you're stuck using VB.
>
///Peter