Hi, I am trying to read an XML file using XmlDocument.LoadXml() function. This xml has data which contains special characters like ampersand (&). But it fails saying "An error occurred while parsing EntityName. Line 1, position 31."

How can I make this xml string valid before passing to LoadXML() function.

Please advise. Thanks

Pankaj

~~~~Pankaj~~~~

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Your subject heading "special charcters in XML???" is correct.
The ampersand (&) is a special character in XML. The error message
about entity is apt. An ampersand is a reserved character in XML and it signals the beginning of an entity (in this case, a special character)So, " & " is illegal in XML.

Instead of "&" you need to use the entity reference for the ampersand: &
   So instead of "Proctor & Gamble,"
     you need to use: Proctor & Gamble

The joys of HTML. The entity reference for ampersand (&) is:
&

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Joe

Even that came out wrongly :). It should be:
&

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Joe