RE: Problem in displaying & in XML node

[Laurie Mann <laurie.mann@xxxxxxxxx>]

& is the way to display an ampersand in XML.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Hari Yerram [SMTP:yerram@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent:	Wednesday, June 09, 1999 2:48 PM
> To:	xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:	Problem in displaying & in XML node
> 
> In ASP page i was restoring the fields if the user is not entered all
> the fileds. I am putting the values in XML nodes and i am referring it
> from XSL.
> 
> please look the following code.
> 
>             email = "" + Request("email");
> 
>             sError = "<ERROR TYPE='Email_Info'>";
>             sError += "<Subject>";
>             sError += subject;
>             sError += "</Subject>";
>             sError += "<Email>";
>             sError += email;
>             sError += "</Email>";
>             sError += "</ERROR>";
> 
> The Problem is If i have '&' (ampersand) character in my XML node it
> is
> displaying the following error.
> 
> Error reading XML Data
> Line: 1 Pos: 504
> A name was started with an invalid character.
> <ERROR TYPE='Email_Info'> <DESCRIPTION></DESCRIPTION>
> <Subject>Hello</Subject>
> <Email>&</Email>
> </ERROR>
> 
> Is there a way to resolve it?
> 
> Any help is appreciated.
> 
> I tried with using VBScript. I attached an event procedure and in the
> event procedure i am checking character and if it is '&' i am
> cancelling
> the keystroke.
> I used onkeypress() event.
> 
> 
> 
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