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user2247671
user2247671

Reputation: 243

vb.net fails reading xml document

I am trying to read the xml document at this location.

http://portal.panthergroup.co.uk/client_api/get_order/?key=JsKsC25efV&order=2894103&json=0

I display's no problem in my browser but in my project I get the error message

The 'html' start tag on line 3 does not match the end tag of 'head'. Line 5, position 3. I cannot see anything wrong with the structure of the file.

This was working when last used about 6 months ago, it happens on 

Dim doc As New XmlDocument
Dim myString As String = "http://portal.panthergroup.co.uk/client_api/get_order/?key=JsKsC25efV&order=" & row(1) & "&json=0"
doc.Load(myString)

I am a little puzzled thanks for any help

Upvotes: 0

Views: 190

Answers (1)

sloth
sloth

Reputation: 101072

The XML behind the URL is just fine, and using your code to retrieve it works also.

But the error message

The 'html' start tag on line 3 does not match the end tag of 'head'. Line 5, position 3.

indicates that the URL you used does not return a XML document, but a HTML page; probably displaying an error message. Check the value of row(1) to make sure it contains the right parameter.

Also make sure that the URL is reachable from the machine and the user account your application runs on and there's no security policy/proxy redirecting your request to some kind of login page or something like that.

Upvotes: 1

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