TouchXML unable to parse XML with special characters

[pawans]

I dont know if this is the right place to post this question.

I am using TouchXML to parse XML coming from a webservice that has "&" "?" "@" like characters.

NSURL *theURL = [[NSURL alloc] initWithScheme:@"http" host:@"www.myserver.com" path:[@"/search.php?q=" stringByAppendingString:criteria]];
// object that actually grabs and processes the RSS data
CXMLDocument *rssParser = [[[CXMLDocument alloc] initWithContentsOfURL:theURL options:0 error:nil] autorelease];


// Create a new Array object to be used with the looping of the results from the rssParser
NSArray *resultNodes = NULL;

// Set the resultNodes Array to contain an object for every instance of an node in our RSS feed
resultNodes = [rssParser nodesForXPath:@"//Report" error:nil];

In debugger when I evaluate the object resultNodes, it shows 0 objects

However, when a use a XML file from resourceBundle that has no special charactes and is a simple XML. Everything works fine.

Reason for using TouchXML is to deal with XPath rather than using NSXMLParser SAX model.

Any ideas, what could be going on, or what I am doing wrong ?

[narendar]

Hello Pawans,

Did u solve your problem, actually I am also on the same wall like u

Can u please share here if u got any progress on this???

Thanks ,
Narendar

[pawans]

Narendra,

I could not move ahead touchxml and hence have to give it away. I am using the native iPhone SDK XML api for parsing and extracting values. Troublesome thought, but if u could manage to write a some what generic parser for ur applications, it helps.

-//Pawan

[narendar]

Hi Pawans ,

Thanks for ur Quick response,

I am Using NSXMLParser to parse my XML, some times it is getting the special character "&" where exception is taking place.

I googling but did not found better solution for that.

Generic parser?? Did u do implement any ting like that????

Thanks,
Narendar

[pawans]

Yes, NSXMLParser the way it is initialised takes care of the '&'..I do not have my laptop handy else would have sent the code. Will do that tomorrow if that is okay with you.

-/P

[narendar]

Originally Posted by pawans

Yes, NSXMLParser the way it is initialised takes care of the '&'..I do not have my laptop handy else would have sent the code. Will do that tomorrow if that is okay with you.

-/P

Hey Thanks
I am in trouble because of this problem, in 2.2.1 it is running but in 3.0 it is not accepting & at all, I already have delay in my project . tomorrow will be my final build. please send me the code.

Thanks a lot

[pawans]

Sorry Narendar, I could not fint he code you are looking for.
I tried that stuff long time back and the projects are all gone. Though, recently we are using a class XMLToObject found over internet, maybe you can try that.

-//P