RE: [docbook-apps] Weird error message: The string "--" is not permitted within comments.

From
"Lenneth Kohansson"
Date
2005-03-31T18:55:58+00:00
ID
Thread
RE: [docbook-apps] Weird error message: The string "--" is not permitted within comments.
Hi Bob,

 

I'm using Saxon to build the files but I'm using xmllint to 
validate them.

 

That's the weird thing. It seems to strike at random. The 
thing is that I don't have any comments in the xml-document. 

 

I've also got this similar error on another 
file:

 

Error on line 6009 column 15 of http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/dbpoolx.mod:
  
Error reported by XML parser: The string "--" is not permitted within 
comments.

 

Transformation failed: Run-time errors were 
reported

 

Thanks for your help,

 

/Kenneth

 

 

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Kenneth 
Johansson       Technical Documentation 
Manager
Sectra Imtec AB
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        E-mail: ke-joh AT sectra DOT 
se
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  From: Bob Stayton [mailto:] 
  
Sent: den 31 mars 2005 20:47
To: Kenneth Johansson; 
  'DOCBOOK-APPS'
Subject: Re: [docbook-apps] Weird error message: The 
  string "--" is not permitted within comments. 

  

  
Is this error reproducible?  What 
  XML parser is producing it?

  
 

  
Generally the "--" string is not 
  permitted within a comment (other than the ones that start and end the 
  comment).  But the line pointed to by the error message does not have an 
  extra "--".  I just downloaded the file at that address and it is 
  fine.

  
 

  
It is possible that because you are 
  accessing the DTD over the internet that some characters are being 
  dropped.  You might want to look at your catalog set up to map the web 
  address to a local address.  That would speed up processing 
  too.

  
 

  
By the way, I got my payment.  
  Thanks.

  
 

  
Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises
DocBook Consulting


  
 

  
 

  
    
----- Original Message ----- 

    
From: 
    Kenneth 
    Johansson 

    
To: 'DOCBOOK-APPS' 

    
Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 10:41 
    AM

    
Subject: [docbook-apps] Weird error 
    message: The string "--" is not permitted within comments. 

    

    
Hi,

    
 

    
I get this weird 
    error message randomly:

    
 

    
Error on line 7703 column 54 of http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/dbpoolx.mod:
  
    Error reported by XML parser: The string "--" is not permitted within 
    comments.

    
 

    
Transformation failed: Run-time errors were 
    reported

    
 

    
What is 
    wrong?

    
 

    
Best 
    regards,

    
 

    
/Kenneth

    
 

    
 

    
--------------------------------------------------------
Kenneth 
    Johansson       Technical Documentation 
    Manager
Sectra Imtec AB
Teknikringen 20 
            E-mail: ke-joh AT sectra DOT 
    se
SE-583 30 Link鞿ing     Phone:  +46 13 23 52 
    00
SWEDEN          
            Web:    http://www.sectra.se