Unexpected token error when using XmlDataSource asp control - asp.net

Question

I have XML like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<viewentries timestamp="20100923T130205,90Z" toplevelentries="8903">
<viewentry position="1" unid="A4958CC88435D1A8422577A7004422E8" noteid="4DF15A" siblings="8903">
<entrydata columnnumber="0" name="$59">
<text>63722</text>
</entrydata>
<entrydata columnnumber="1" name="$70">
<text></text>
</entrydata>
<entrydata columnnumber="2" name="pt_Subject">
<text>work order subject</text>
</entrydata>
<entrydata columnnumber="3" name="$56">
<datetime dst="true">20100923T145811,67+02</datetime>
</entrydata>
<entrydata columnnumber="4" name="$62">
<datetime>20100923T142413,84+02</datetime>
</entrydata>
<entrydata columnnumber="5" name="$60">
<text>some company</text>
</entrydata>
<entrydata columnnumber="6" name="$73">
<text>Resolver</text>
</entrydata>
</viewentry>
</viewentries>
As this XML resides on a web server, I need to read it from there. Thus, I use XmlDataSource control like this:
<table>
<tr>
<td>#WO</td>
<td>Description</td>
<td>Company</td>
</tr>
<asp:Repeater ID="repWorkOrders" DataSourceID="xmldsWorkOrders" runat="server">
<ItemTemplate>
<tr>
<td><%#XPath( "entrydata[1]/text" )%></td>
<td><%#XPath( "entrydata[3]/text" )%></td>
<td><%#XPath( "entrydata[6]/text" )%></td>
</tr>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:Repeater>
</table>
<asp:XmlDataSource ID="xmldsWorkOrders" XPath="viewentries/viewentry" DataFile="http://www.someurl.com/xmlfile.xml" runat="server">
</asp:XmlDataSource>
The problem is that if I set DataFile to URL, I get following error
'>' is an unexpected token. The expected token is '"' or '''. Line 1,
position 63. Description: An unhandled
exception occurred during the
execution of the current web request.
Please review the stack trace for more
information about the error and where
it originated in the code.
Exception Details:
System.Xml.XmlException: '>' is an
unexpected token. The expected token
is '"' or '''. Line 1, position 63.
Source Error:
An unhandled exception was generated
during the execution of the current
web request. Information regarding the
origin and location of the exception
can be identified using the exception
stack trace below.
Stack Trace:
[XmlException: '>' is an unexpected
token. The expected token is '"' or
'''. Line 1, position 63.]
System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(Exception
e) +76
System.Xml.DtdParserProxy.System.Xml.IDtdParserAdapter.Throw(Exception
e) +9
System.Xml.DtdParser.Throw(Int32
curPos, String res, String[] args)
+125 System.Xml.DtdParser.ThrowUnexpectedToken(Int32
pos, String expectedToken1, String
expectedToken2) +109
System.Xml.DtdParser.ParseExternalId(Token
idTokenType, Token declType, String&
publicId, String& systemId) +598
System.Xml.DtdParser.ParseInDocumentDtd(Boolean
saveInternalSubset) +4016890
System.Xml.DtdParser.Parse(Boolean
saveInternalSubset) +54
System.Xml.DtdParserProxy.Parse(Boolean
saveInternalSubset) +31
System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseDoctypeDecl()
+254 System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseDocumentContent()
+451 System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Read()
+151 System.Xml.XmlLoader.Load(XmlDocument
doc, XmlReader reader, Boolean
preserveWhitespace) +112
System.Xml.XmlDocument.Load(XmlReader
reader) +108
System.Web.UI.WebControls.XmlDataSource.PopulateXmlDocument(XmlDocument
document, CacheDependency&
dataCacheDependency, CacheDependency&
transformCacheDependency) +306
System.Web.UI.WebControls.XmlDataSource.GetXmlDocument()
+153 System.Web.UI.WebControls.XmlDataSourceView.ExecuteSelect(DataSourceSelectArguments
arguments) +27
System.Web.UI.WebControls.Repeater.GetData()
+35 System.Web.UI.WebControls.Repeater.CreateControlHierarchy(Boolean
useDataSource) +220
System.Web.UI.WebControls.Repeater.OnDataBinding(EventArgs
e) +51
System.Web.UI.WebControls.Repeater.DataBind()
+75 System.Web.UI.WebControls.Repeater.EnsureDataBound()
+55 System.Web.UI.WebControls.Repeater.OnPreRender(EventArgs
e) +15
System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal()
+80 System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal()
+171 System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal()
+171 System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal()
+171 System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean
includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean
includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +842
However, if I save the same xml to a file to my computer, it works without a glitch. Please, help.

Answer 1

Silly me. The xml is password protected. I just didn't notice it as I logged in early in the morning. Hence, the data source obtains login form instead of xml file.

Answer 2

Check xmlfile.xml Line 1, position 63. Looks like you have missing closing quote in a parameter value