Thanks...I used that idea and just did some replacing before and after the parsing. The database is maintained by our clients and it would be too confusing for them. Thanks RIck ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ignatius Reilly" <ignatius.reilly@xxxxxxx> To: "Rick Dahl" <dmbserver@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 9:48 AM Subject: Re: PHP and XML Parsing > If your "&" is meant as a content data, as opposed to an entity call, then > your XML is probably not valid. > > To write "&" as a character, you can either: > - use & directly > - declare an & entity having the value & and write & in your > document > > HTH > Ignatius > _________________________ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rick Dahl" <dmbserver@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 16:33 > Subject: PHP and XML Parsing > > > I have a piece of xml that has characters like & and other non-normal ones. > When I use the > > $this->parser = xml_parser_create(); functions it doesn't read the entire > character sting inside the <tag></tag>. It stops at the &. If I take out > the & it works perfectly. Any ideas on how I can fix this? > > Rick > > -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php