Microsoft KB Archive/931426

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Error message when you submit an InfoPath 2007 form: "Exception Message: Reference to undeclared entity 'nbsp'"

Article ID: 931426

Article Last Modified on 2/13/2007

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APPLIES TO

• Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007
• Microsoft Office Forms Server 2007

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SYMPTOMS

Consider the following scenario:

• In Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007, you create a browser-enabled form template that is set to submit data by using e-mail.
• You add a multiline text box to the form template and then publish the form template to the form server.
  

Note To set a text box as a multiline text box, see the "More information" section.

• You open the form in a browser and then type text in the multiline text box.
• The text that you type includes spaces.

In this scenario, you receive the following error message when you click Submit:

Exception Message: Reference to undeclared entity 'nbsp'

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use a rich text box instead of a multiline text box.

MORE INFORMATION

To set a text box as a multiline text box, follow these steps:

1. Right-click the text box.
2. Click Text Box Properties, and then click the Display tab.
3. Click to select the Multi-line check box, and then click OK.

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