Re: [docbook-apps] Weird error message: The string "--" is not permitted within comments.

["Bob Stayton" <bobs@sagehill.net>]

It is complaining about a comment in the DTD file, not your document.  If it is random, I think it is an issue of network transmission errors.  Using a catalog to map the DTD reference to local files would solve the problem, most likely.

 

Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises
DocBook Consulting
bobs@sagehill.net

 

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Kenneth Johansson

To: 'Bob Stayton' ; 'DOCBOOK-APPS'

Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 10:58 AM

Subject: RE: [docbook-apps] Weird error message: The string "--" is not permitted within comments.

Hi Bob,

 

I'm using Saxon to build the files but I'm using xmllint to validate them.

 

That's the weird thing. It seems to strike at random. The thing is that I don't have any comments in the xml-document.

 

I've also got this similar error on another file:

 

Error on line 6009 column 15 of http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/dbpoolx.mod:
  Error reported by XML parser: The string "--" is not permitted within comments.

 

Transformation failed: Run-time errors were reported

 

Thanks for your help,

 

/Kenneth

 

 

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Kenneth Johansson       Technical Documentation Manager
Sectra Imtec AB
Teknikringen 20         E-mail: ke-joh AT sectra DOT se
SE-583 30 Linköping     Phone:  +46 13 23 52 00
SWEDEN                  Web:    http://www.sectra.se

 

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From: Bob Stayton [mailto:bobs@sagehill.net]
Sent: den 31 mars 2005 20:47
To: Kenneth Johansson; 'DOCBOOK-APPS'
Subject: Re: [docbook-apps] Weird error message: The string "--" is not permitted within comments.

Is this error reproducible?  What XML parser is producing it?

 

Generally the "--" string is not permitted within a comment (other than the ones that start and end the comment).  But the line pointed to by the error message does not have an extra "--".  I just downloaded the file at that address and it is fine.

 

It is possible that because you are accessing the DTD over the internet that some characters are being dropped.  You might want to look at your catalog set up to map the web address to a local address.  That would speed up processing too.

 

By the way, I got my payment.  Thanks.

 

Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises
DocBook Consulting
bobs@sagehill.net

 

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Kenneth Johansson

To: 'DOCBOOK-APPS'

Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 10:41 AM

Subject: [docbook-apps] Weird error message: The string "--" is not permitted within comments.

Hi,

 

I get this weird error message randomly:

 

Error on line 7703 column 54 of http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/dbpoolx.mod:
  Error reported by XML parser: The string "--" is not permitted within comments.

 

Transformation failed: Run-time errors were reported

 

What is wrong?

 

Best regards,

 

/Kenneth

 

 

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Kenneth Johansson       Technical Documentation Manager
Sectra Imtec AB
Teknikringen 20         E-mail: ke-joh AT sectra DOT se
SE-583 30 Linköping     Phone:  +46 13 23 52 00
SWEDEN                  Web:    http://www.sectra.se