Creating XML with Code - 1086: Syntax error for Version

Report · Dec 06, 2013

Hi All,

I am using AS3 CS6 Flash Pro.

I am trying to create a XML file that I can append child data from other similar XML files. It is the XLIFF format that the Strings Panel uses to manage translation data.

The file is by design backward compatiable to AS2. I don't really want to import the XML as a file.

var TEMP:XML = <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xliff version="1.0" xml:lang="en">
  <file datatype="plaintext" original="ZMP_en.fla" source-language="EN">
    <header></header>
    <body>
    </body>
  </file>
</xliff>
trace(TEMP);

1086: syntax error expecting semicolon before version -- for line 2 of code

I will be appending the other XML snippets as children of <body>.

Thanks

Report · Dec 06, 2013

try:

var TEMP:XML = <xliff version="1.0" xml:lang="en">
  <file datatype="plaintext" original="ZMP_en.fla" source-language="EN">
    <header></header>
    <body>
    </body>
  </file>
</xliff>
trace(TEMP);

Report · Dec 06, 2013

So this was a 'Cut'N'Paste' induced error when copying from an XML editor.

Well, another good reason for me to make this utility.

Thanks kglad !!

Report · Dec 06, 2013

you're welcome.

Report · Dec 06, 2013

I didn't notice before that the version Kglad gave to me was missing the first line of the XML.

I put this in and it errors again - any ideal why?? I though it was a whitespace issue

Report · Dec 07, 2013

you can't use document declaration like that with the xml class.

if you're transmitting xml elsewhere that must have a declaration, use:

XML.ignoreProcessingInstructions=false;

var TEMP:XML = XML('<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xliff version="1.0" xml:lang="en"><file datatype="plaintext" original="ZMP_en.fla" source-language="EN"><header></header><body></body></file></xliff>');

Creating XML with Code - 1086: Syntax error for Version

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