Microsoft KB Archive/828345

= You Cannot Export a Commerce Server Catalog to XML =

Article ID: 828345

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Commerce Server 2002 Service Pack 2

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SYMPTOMS
When you try to export a Microsoft Commerce Server 2002 catalog to XML, the resulting file cannot be imported, and you receive the following error message:

&quot;The XML file path/filename contains an error at line. &quot; &quot;A Name contained an invalid character.&quot;

If you validate the XML catalog by using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003, you receive the following error message:

&quot;The '(' character, hexadecimal value 0x28, cannot begin a name. Line #, Position #&quot;



CAUSE
This problem occurs because the Commerce Server export was not encoding the following special characters:
 * The range 0x0021 – 0x002F includes ! “ # $ % & ‘ * +, - . /
 * The range 0x03A – 0x0040 includes : ; < = > ? @
 * The range 0x007B – 0x007E includes { | } ~
 * The range 0x005B – 0x005E [ \ ] ^



RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name --  15-Sep-2003  23:52  4.5.3332.0        954,468  Catalog.dll



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section of this article.

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbfix kbbug KB828345

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