We have report generation application (VB.net) that generates an XML file and other data files that are emailed to our problem server. Using Outlook the incoming report is processed and the info is placed in our bug/enhancement system.
Every once in a while we get an XML file ending with an equal sign character, this causes the XML readr to throw an exception (Data at the root level is invalid). I can easily remove this but was wondering why is appears every once in awhile.
The report generator executes on a number of MS OSs and in different languages. The users also use different email clients, etc. I have not found anything in common with report that show this issue. So, has anyone ever seen this?
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?>
<ProblemReport>
<Project Name="PDS">
<Record>
<FieldString Name="Title">Error opening work session</FieldString>
<FieldString Name="Stage">New</FieldString>
<FieldString Name="Problem Report ID">PBD-ZTD0</FieldString>
<FieldString Name="Reported Date">07/03/2013</FieldString>
<FieldString Name="Reported by">XXXXXXX</FieldString>
<FieldString Name="Reply To Email">XXXXXXX</FieldString>
<FieldString Name="Company">XXXX</FieldString>
<FieldString Name="Functional Area">File</FieldString>
<FieldString Name="Version Found In">9.0.0.141</FieldString>
<FieldString Name="Change Type">Problem</FieldString>
<FieldString Name="Severity">Critical</FieldString>
<FieldString Name="Client OS">Win7 6.1.7601 SP1</FieldString>
<FieldString Name="How Found">Customer Reported</FieldString>
<Location>Ferdinand, In</Location>
<FieldString Name="Description"><![CDATA[Opened PDS for the first time. Tried to open existing Work seesion and got this error
The application reported the following information:
code: C0000005 ACCESS_VIOLATION
See ScreenImage-1.png.
PDS V9.0.0.141
Functional Area: File
Domain: PC01 User: dlange Machine: PC01
Operating System: Win7 6.1.7601 SP1
.NET Framework: V4.0.30319.296
Problem Report Utility V8.6.25.19206.52959
GTLM Security V2.0.0.3
License: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Gerber Technology\GT License Manager\lservrc
Reported by: XXXXX Email: XXXX
Phone: XXX-XXX-XXXXX
Company: XXXXX Location: XXXXXX
This report was originally addressed to problem.report@GerberTechnology.com on Wednesday, 03 July 2013.]]></FieldString>
<AttachedFile Name="ScreenImage-1.png" />
<AttachedFile Name="lservrc" />
<AttachedFile Name="RegionalSettingsRegistryValues.txt" />
<AttachedFile Name="CurrentUserRegistryValues-txt.zip" />
<AttachedFile Name="LocalMachineRegistryValues.txt" />
<AttachedFile Name="Environment.txt" />
<AttachedFile Name="RunningProcesses.txt" />
<AttachedFile Name="InstalledApps.txt" />
<AttachedFile Name="SystemInfo.txt" />
<AttachedFile Name="originalsil2000-reg.zip" />
<AttachedFile Name="PDSTrace+-tmp.zip" />
<AttachedFile Name="SIL2000.LOG" />
<AttachedFile Name="SILDIAG0.LOG" />
<AttachedFile Name="SILDIAG1.LOG" />
<AttachedFile Name="SILPREF0.LOG" />
<AttachedFile Name="SIL2000.RPT" />
<AttachedFile Name="Registry-POL.zip" />
<AttachedFile Name="PDSAutoSave-sav.zip" />
</Record>
</Project>
</ProblemReport>=
TIA