XML Syntax Error

Try wrapping all your code in <cfsilent>, and move you <cfcontent> down to
the same line you're outputting your XML (ie: at the bottom).

XML gets antsy if there is whitespace before the <?xml?> tag, or between
that and the doctype (in my experience).

I'd alos SERIOUSLY consider refactoring your approach to writing code so
that you don't have a mix of processing, function declarations, DB calls
and output all in the same CFM template. It's a bit of a mess.

Also make sure you VAR all your variables in functions, and use
<cfqueryparam> tags in your queries. Read up on when to use pound signs
(and when not to), and when to use <cfoutput>.

You only need pageencoding="UTF-8" on your template if the actual code has
UTF-8 characters in it: it doesn't matter if the DATA you're processing is
UTF-8; the <cfprocessingdirective> tag is a compiler instruction, not a
ruuntime one. Otherwise it's just noise (cue: Paul Hatings disagreeing
with that ;-)

--
Adam

Turn ColdFusion Debugging off...
Or put <cfsetting showDebugOutput="false"/> at the top of the page
Also, put a <cfcontent reset="true"/> at your last link where you toString your XML variable and <cfabort/> directly after that last line.