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Reputation: 970

Error: The processing instruction target matching “[xX][mM][lL]” is not allowed

This question is a follow-up of this question:

Error: The processing instruction target matching "[xX][mM][lL]" is not allowed

As the answer in the question says, this error appears when an XML declaration is encountered anywhere other than at the top of an XML file. The file I am processing does have the XML declaration twice.

The peculiar thing is, the error does not always appear. If it fails first time and I re-run the code, it passes. Sometimes, it fails 2-3 times and passes when I run it for the next time. In production environment, it has never failed, even though I am downloading the same file and using the same code.

Is there a solution to ignore the second XML declaration without editing the file manually or whatsoever?

I am using scala library "scala.xml".

Upvotes: 2

Views: 5213

Answers (1)

Michael Kay
Michael Kay

Reputation: 163458

Your input is not well-formed XML so you cannot process it successfully using an XML parser. Best to avoid generating it in the first place; if you can't do that, you'll have to repair the file using non-XML tools.

Upvotes: 2

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