Rick,

>Do you know how to Convert a string to a proper XML encoded string? XmlConvert works to convert everything EXCEPT a string... (entity conversions etc.)

Try this:

System.Text.StringBuilder sb = new System.Text.StringBuilder();
System.Xml.XmlTextWriter tw = new System.Xml.XmlTextWriter(new
	System.IO.StringWriter(sb));
tw.WriteString("this is <a comment>");
tw.Flush();
Console.WriteLine(sb.ToString());
Console.ReadLine();

>>Hi Rick,
>>
>>The XMLReader requires a valid XML file, not just a snippet. That is why you are getting the error.
>
>Yeah, I figured that out a little later on. It ended up making this logging code a whole lot more complex having to write out an end tag and overwriting it each time.
>
>BTW, another question for the walking .Net Encyclopedia:
>
>Do you know how to Convert a string to a proper XML encoded string? XmlConvert works to convert everything EXCEPT a string... (entity conversions etc.)
>
>+++ Rick ---
>
>
>>
>>>I need a reality check <g>...
>>>
>>>I have the following XML fragment:
>>>
>>>

>>><event sitename="West Wind Demo Link">
>>>	<url>http://rasnotebook/wconnect/testpage.wwd?Test2</url>
>>>	<time>11/17/2003 7:32:39 pm</time>
>>>	<message>Site is back up now.</message>
>>></event>
>>><event sitename="West Wind WebStore">
>>>	<url>http://rasnotebook/wconnect/testpage.wwd?Test3</url>
>>>	<time>11/17/2003 7:32:43 pm</time>
>>>	<message>Site is down.</message>
>>></event>
>>>

>>>
>>>I'm having problems parsing this code with an XML Reader. The code I have (below) runs through the first event and then stops with an exception after the white space. xr.Read() just fails.
>>>
>>>The code reads the tag and the white space after it, but on the next read - failuer with 'Unkown Error'...
>>>
>>>Any body have any idea what would cause the Read() to just fail? The document on disk is in fact just an XML fragment not a complete XML doc, which is why I'm using the XmlReaderin the first place (and the file could be very large).
>>>
>>>

>>>... data table stuff above
>>>XmlTextReader xr = new XmlTextReader(FileName);
>>>DataRow dr = null;
>>>
>>>while (xr.Read())
>>>{
>>>	if (xr.NodeType == XmlNodeType.Element)
>>>	{
>>>		if (xr.Name == "event")
>>>		{
>>>			if (xr.HasAttributes)
>>>			{
>>>				xr.MoveToAttribute(0);
>>>				dr = dt.NewRow();
>>>				dr["SiteName"] = xr.Value;
>>>			}
>>>		}
>>>		else if (xr.Name == "url")
>>>			dr["Url"] = xr.Value;
>>>		else if (xr.Name == "time")
>>>			try
>>>			{
>>>				dr["Time"] = XmlConvert.ToDateTime(xr.Value);
>>>			}
>>>			catch
>>>			{
>>>				dr["Time"] = Convert.ToDateTime("01/02/1900");
>>>			}
>>>		else if (xr.Name == "message")
>>>			dr["Message"] = xr.Value;
>>>	}
>>>	if (xr.NodeType == XmlNodeType.EndElement && xr.Name == "event")
>>>		dt.Rows.Add(dr);
>>>}
>>>
>>>xr.Close();
>>>
>>>return dt;
>>>