hexadecimal value 0x1F, is an invalid character - asp.net

Question

I am getting the following error:
' ', hexadecimal value 0x1F, is an invalid character
Here is my function. I get this error when it hits "reader.MoveToContent()" for the first time. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
Public Function GetSyndicationFeedData(ByVal urlFeedLocation As String) As SyndicationFeed
Dim settings As New XmlReaderSettings() With { _
.IgnoreWhitespace = True, _
.CheckCharacters = True, _
.CloseInput = True, _
.IgnoreComments = True, _
.IgnoreProcessingInstructions = True _
}
If [String].IsNullOrEmpty(urlFeedLocation) Then
Return Nothing
End If
Using reader As XmlReader = XmlReader.Create(urlFeedLocation, settings)
If reader.ReadState = ReadState.Initial Then
reader.MoveToContent()
End If
' Now try reading...
Dim atom As New Atom10FeedFormatter()
Dim rss20 As New Rss20FeedFormatter()
' Atom
If atom.CanRead(reader) Then
atom.ReadFrom(reader)
Return atom.Feed
'Rss 2.0
ElseIf rss20.CanRead(reader) Then
rss20.ReadFrom(reader)
Return rss20.Feed
Else
Return Nothing
End If
End Using
End Function

Answer 1

You can use the following code (sorry but it is in c#) to download the feed and replace the offending character.
var client = new WebClient();
var feedAsString = client.DownloadString(urlFeedLocation).Replace((char)(0x1F), Convert.ToChar(""));
using (XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create(new MemoryStream(Encoding.Default.GetBytes(feedAsString)), settings))
{
// remainder of your code here
}