xmlParse(cfhttp.filecontent)

[mullerina]

I am using coldfusion to read rss feed. I was wondering why
xmlParse(cfhttp.filecontent) works in one file residing in test server and
fails to return valid xml document object when i put the same code in another
server file. Can any one suggest if i need to check with server set up to use
xmlParse() function. ( <cfdump cfhttp> returned the xml tree with no
problem, it just fails at the point where i try to get the xml document object
, which turns out to be null),

Your prompt help would be highly appreciated as this is an urgent matter for
my project .

moeller

[rogben]

You'll need to supply the URL of both feeds. It's probably a matter of differing server configs, but I'll need to be able to access them both to know for sure.

[mullerina]

here is an excerpt of my code:

<cfset urlAddress="http://www.uc.edu/p/public/news/med-rss.xml">
<cfhttp url="#urlAddress#" method="GET" throwonerror="yes" resolveurl="yes"/>
<!---validation flag --->
<cfset XMLVALIDATION = true>
<cftry>
<cfset fileCont= trim(cfhttp.FileContent)>
<!---create the xml document object--->
<cfset xmlDoc = xmlParse(fileCont, false)>
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why does this works in one file, say fil1.cmf and does not when i put
same code in onother file, index.cmf ?

Than you for your help and time.

[Adam Cameron]

> <cfset xmlDoc = xmlParse(fileCont, false)>

> ----
> why does this works in one file, say fil1.cmf and does not when i put
> same code in onother file, index.cmf ?

Is the content returned from requesting index.cmf valid XML?

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Adam

[mullerina]

As a matter of fact, it is the same feed. i am using the same url in both, and xml is valid.

Thank you,

[Adam Cameron]

OK.

What's the actual error msg?

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Adam

[mullerina]

Erro i get if i ignore the try...catch exception is ...... Element XMLROOT is
undefined in XMLDOC. Also, <cfdump var="#xmlDoc#"> is null. But this same
code saved in other cf project works fine.

here is some more excrept of my code ....

<cfset XMLVALIDATION = true>
<cftry>
<cfset fileCont= trim(cfhttp.FileContent)>
<!---create the xml document object--->
<cfset xmlDoc = xmlParse(fileCont, false)>
<cfcatch type="any">
<!---if the doc retrieved in cfhttp is not valid setvalidation flag to false
--->
<cfset XMLVALIDATION = true>
</cfcatch>
</cftry>
<cfif XMLVALIDATION>
<cfset XMLRoot=xmlDoc.xmlRoot>
<!--- looping through the items collection --->
<cfset numItems=arrayLen(XMLRoot.item)>
<cfloop index="i" from="1" to = "#numItems#">

[Adam Cameron]

> Erro i get if i ignore the try...catch exception is ...... Element XMLROOT is

> undefined in XMLDOC.

OK, that's being caused by this line:
<cfset XMLRoot=xmlDoc.xmlRoot>

Get rid of the try/catch stuff. What error - if any - is being thrown by
the xmlParse() call.

> Also, <cfdump var="#xmlDoc#"> is null. But this same
> code saved in other cf project works fine.
>
> <cfset fileCont= trim(cfhttp.FileContent)>
> <cfset xmlDoc = xmlParse(fileCont, false)>

Yet in the same failing code you can see a valid XML doc if you <cfdump
var="#fileCont#">?

It shouldn't matter, but what are the version and build numbers of the CF
servers?

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Adam