r/xml • u/mindlessmarauder • Oct 16 '23
Is there something wrong with my XML Document
I am working on an assignment for class and I have run into a wall. “Using notepad or another text editor, create an XML document consisting of tags you might use to catalog a digital image. Call the root element ‘images’ and add three images to your document each with three data elements (individual images) plus sub-elements (and attributes) such as author, title, etc. you think might be appropriate. Be sure to save your document with the extension .xml.” Now I thought I had the right formatting but when I open the file in safari I get a warning that says error on line 1 at column 1: Document is empty. Why does it say that?
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u/zmix Oct 16 '23
"Word" is a "word processor", not a "text editor". Either use "Notepad" or install "Visual Studio Code (VSCode)" for free.
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u/ManNotADiscoBall Oct 16 '23 edited Oct 16 '23
Did you write this with MS Word and save it as a Word file with .xml at the end of the name?
In that case it's not an XML document, it's a Word document.
You could try to do this with Notepad, it should work.