SAX Exception

dishant · December 11th, 2007, 06:38 AM

Hi Michal,

I'm trying to fire an xml request on to a jsp where it is parsed and the jsp submits to a struts action but i'm getting the following error : "org.xml.sax.SAXParseException: White space is required between the public identifier and the system identifier". Can you throw some light on this please.

Thanks.

samjudson · December 11th, 2007, 06:54 AM

The exception seems fairly self explanatory, but without seeing some of the actual XML its trying to process I couldn't be more helpful. Its likely to be in an ENTITY reference I think, but not positive.

/- Sam Judson : Wrox Technical Editor -/

mhkay · December 11th, 2007, 07:06 AM

Please don't address questions to specific people - that's not how forums work.

Production [75] in the XML Recommendation says

ExternalID ::= 'SYSTEM' S SystemLiteral |
'PUBLIC' S PubidLiteral S SystemLiteral

The "S" is a mandatory space. The message means you left out the space between the PubidLiteral and the SystemLiteral.

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/
Author, XSLT Programmer's Reference and XPath 2.0 Programmer's Reference

dishant · December 11th, 2007, 08:10 AM

I think i get your point but i dont seem to understand where i have to include this in my XML. if a little more detailed explanation is available it would be more helpful.

Thanx.

mhkay · December 11th, 2007, 08:27 AM

You haven't shown us your XML, so we can't tell you where it's wrong.

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/
Author, XSLT Programmer's Reference and XPath 2.0 Programmer's Reference

dishant · December 11th, 2007, 08:34 AM

hi Michael

i m fireing following XMl to my localserver

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<PreFraudScoutRQ>
  <stock>
    <symbol>SUNW</symbol>
    <name>Sun Microsystems</name>
    <price>17.1</price>
  </stock>
  <stock>
    <symbol>AOL</symbol>
    <name>America Online</name>
    <price>51.05</price>
  </stock>
  <stock>
    <symbol>IBM</symbol>
    <name>International Business Machines</name>
    <price>116.10</price>
  </stock>
  <stock>
    <symbol>MOT</symbol>
    <name>MOTOROLA</name>
    <price>15.20</price>
  </stock>
</PreFraudScoutRQ>

samjudson · December 11th, 2007, 08:55 AM

Well in that case your 'localserver' must be adding to it, as there is nothing obviously wrong with that...

/- Sam Judson : Wrox Technical Editor -/

mhkay · December 11th, 2007, 09:40 AM

Sounds like you need to explain much more carefully what you mean by the phrase "I'm trying to fire an xml request on to a jsp where it is parsed"

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/
Author, XSLT Programmer's Reference and XPath 2.0 Programmer's Reference