NationStates Jolt Archive

The nationdata feed returns this when I view someone who has non-standard characters in their motto.

Example:

XML Parsing Error: undefined entity
Location: http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/nationdata.cgi/nation=nuMetal
Line Number 8, Column 8:

[code:1:801749dbb8]<MOTTO>&Let us instigate the revolt!Down with the system!SOAD&</MOTTO>
-------^[/code:1:801749dbb8]

Any ideas on whether or not this is fixable, and if so, an ETA?

The mark in question: ¤

The mark in question: ¤

Heh.

For some reason I thought this had been fixed

ah well, now no spies can use my XML feed against me :o


What spies you ask?
...

Well I'm not sure, but the paranoid part of my brain assures me that there are spies



Edit:

and the history of the lovley '¤'

You see, there was a thread, I think in moderation, about allowing people to talk in binary if they wanted, somebody posted a link to a binary translator, Sirocco went to it, typed in a bunch of random '1's and '0's and got back a bunch of random characters, and I think the conclusion is obvious

I think those are "universal currency symbols."

I think those are "universal currency symbols."


In that case, the choice wasn't random, and is actually a subtle satire at corporate capitalism :wink:

Two things. I've actually looked into this one for a while (as one of my puppets has a special character in the motto) and think that I have narrowed this one down.

Peng Pau, do you use a Mozilla browser (and that includes Netscape, etc.)? If you look at the source, you will find that the XML is fine, it is just being parsed incorrectly.

And second, yes, I believe that it is the universal currency symbol.

http://www.weirdozone.0catch.com/projects/nationstates/salusasecondus/salusasecondus2.jpg
SalusaSecondus
Tech Modling

Two things. I've actually looked into this one for a while (as one of my puppets has a special character in the motto) and think that I have narrowed this one down.

Peng Pau, do you use a Mozilla browser (and that includes Netscape, etc.)? If you look at the source, you will find that the XML is fine, it is just being parsed incorrectly.

And second, yes, I believe that it is the universal currency symbol.

http://www.weirdozone.0catch.com/projects/nationstates/salusasecondus/salusasecondus2.jpg
SalusaSecondus
Tech Modling

Heh, yes, I use Firebird 0.7...

So it's a client issue, not a server issue?

So why does this affect my script? (Borked Example (http://www.vinari.co.uk/ns/mmc.php?mode=post&nation=NuMetal) Working Example (http://www.vinari.co.uk/ns/mmc.php?mode=post&nation=Peng-Pau&space=on))

Two things. I've actually looked into this one for a while (as one of my puppets has a special character in the motto) and think that I have narrowed this one down.

Peng Pau, do you use a Mozilla browser (and that includes Netscape, etc.)? If you look at the source, you will find that the XML is fine, it is just being parsed incorrectly.

And second, yes, I believe that it is the universal currency symbol.

http://www.weirdozone.0catch.com/projects/nationstates/salusasecondus/salusasecondus2.jpg
SalusaSecondus
Tech Modling

Heh, yes, I use Firebird 0.7...

So it's a client issue, not a server issue?

So why does this affect my script? (Borked Example (http://www.vinari.co.uk/ns/mmc.php?mode=post&nation=NuMetal) Working Example (http://www.vinari.co.uk/ns/mmc.php?mode=post&nation=Peng-Pau&space=on))

In IE I get:

[code:1:3a595ff4dc]The XML page cannot be displayed
Cannot view XML input using XSL style sheet. Please correct the error and then click the Refresh button, or try again later.


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Reference to undefined entity 'curren'. Error processing resource 'http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/nationdata.cgi/nation=numetal'. Line 8, Position 9

<MOTTO>&Let us instigate the revolt!Down with the system!SOAD&</MOTTO>
--------^
[/code:1:3a595ff4dc]

<---- confirms Nu's report

Have you tried using the PHP string function addslashes to escape these?

Have you tried using the PHP string function addslashes to escape these?

Well, I get the problem viewing the actual nationdata.cgi page for NuMetal, so I don't think it's my script...

Hmm, ok, I'll poke around a bit more.

Okay, I think I've fixed this -- at least for non-standard characters in the national motto. Let me know if you spot any other problems.

Yay, ok, that one works, but it still hates '&'...

XML Parsing Error: not well-formed
Location: http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/nationdata.cgi/nation=Battlecrabs
Line Number 8, Column 20:

[code:1:49eb1de9f9]<MOTTO>Aggression & Expansion: the watchword of the destroyer </MOTTO>
-------------------^[/code:1:49eb1de9f9]