[3.0/LINQ] f3 invisible chars inserted into xml?

1)

http://i43.tinypic.com/669so1.png

I'm not sure where they are coming from but its definitely made when i create the file.

I thought i was creating the xml correctly but now im not so sure


I assume that this is being created at line 9 but im not sure.

C# Code:

XmlDocument xmlDoc = new XmlDocument();
            if (File.Exists(path))
            {
                File.Delete(path);
            }
            //if file is not found, create a new xml file
            XmlTextWriter xmlWriter = new XmlTextWriter(path, System.Text.Encoding.UTF8);
            xmlWriter.Formatting = Formatting.Indented;
            xmlWriter.WriteProcessingInstruction("xml", "version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'");
            xmlWriter.WriteStartElement("Root");
 
            xmlWriter.Close();
            xmlDoc.Load(path);
 
            XmlNode root = xmlDoc.DocumentElement;
 
            XmlElement fileInfo = xmlDoc.CreateElement("FileInfo");
            XmlElement MatchInfo = xmlDoc.CreateElement("MatchInfo");
            XmlElement TeamInfo = xmlDoc.CreateElement("TeamInfo");
 
 
            MatchInfo.SetAttribute("Headline", TB_Headline_o.Text);
            MatchInfo.SetAttribute("R1Title", TB_R1_Title_o.Text);
            MatchInfo.SetAttribute("R2Title", TB_R2_Title_o.Text);
            MatchInfo.SetAttribute("R3Title", TB_R3_Title_o.Text);
            MatchInfo.SetAttribute("R4Title", TB_R4_Title_o.Text);
 
            XmlElement TourName = xmlDoc.CreateElement("TourName");
            XmlElement Username = xmlDoc.CreateElement("Username");
            XmlElement Timestamp = xmlDoc.CreateElement("timestamp");
            XmlElement Title = xmlDoc.CreateElement("Region");
 
 
 
(Cutting out alot of the middle stuff)
 
 
 
            root.AppendChild(fileInfo);
            root.AppendChild(MatchInfo);
            root.AppendChild(TeamInfo);
            xmlDoc.Save(path);
            MessageBox.Show("File Saved!");

I found out this is called a BOM or byte order marker its part of the unicode standard.

I tried encodeing as ascii but i still get it ANy ideas?

Try UTF8 if you're

I am using utf8


? "if you're" ?

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Crash893

1)

http://www.vbforums.com/images/ieimages/2009/01/1.png

I'm not sure where they are coming from but its definitely made when i create the file.

I thought i was creating the xml correctly but now im not so sure


I assume that this is being created at line 9 but im not sure.

C# Code:

XmlDocument xmlDoc = new XmlDocument();
            if (File.Exists(path))
            {
                File.Delete(path);
            }
            //if file is not found, create a new xml file
            XmlTextWriter xmlWriter = new XmlTextWriter(path, System.Text.Encoding.UTF8);
            xmlWriter.Formatting = Formatting.Indented;
            xmlWriter.WriteProcessingInstruction("xml", "version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'");
            xmlWriter.WriteStartElement("Root");
 
            xmlWriter.Close();
            xmlDoc.Load(path);
 
            XmlNode root = xmlDoc.DocumentElement;
 
            XmlElement fileInfo = xmlDoc.CreateElement("FileInfo");
            XmlElement MatchInfo = xmlDoc.CreateElement("MatchInfo");
            XmlElement TeamInfo = xmlDoc.CreateElement("TeamInfo");
 
 
            MatchInfo.SetAttribute("Headline", TB_Headline_o.Text);
            MatchInfo.SetAttribute("R1Title", TB_R1_Title_o.Text);
            MatchInfo.SetAttribute("R2Title", TB_R2_Title_o.Text);
            MatchInfo.SetAttribute("R3Title", TB_R3_Title_o.Text);
            MatchInfo.SetAttribute("R4Title", TB_R4_Title_o.Text);
 
            XmlElement TourName = xmlDoc.CreateElement("TourName");
            XmlElement Username = xmlDoc.CreateElement("Username");
            XmlElement Timestamp = xmlDoc.CreateElement("timestamp");
            XmlElement Title = xmlDoc.CreateElement("Region");
 
 
 
(Cutting out alot of the middle stuff)
 
 
 
            root.AppendChild(fileInfo);
            root.AppendChild(MatchInfo);
            root.AppendChild(TeamInfo);
            xmlDoc.Save(path);
            MessageBox.Show("File Saved!");

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Code:

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XmlTextWriter xmlWriter = new XmlTextWriter(path, System.Text.Encoding.ASCII);
xmlWriter.WriteProcessingInstruction("xml", "version='1.0' encoding='Ascii'");

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XmlDocument uses the encoding found in the file.