Parse invalid XML C#

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Here is the invalid xml response I need to parse with C#, I'm trying to create a class for the responses and have had little success.

<Response service=\"RouteService\">
<Head>OK</Head>
<Body>
    <RouteResponse mailno=\"070033764942\">
        <Route accept_time=\"2017-03-23 10:57:13\"\taccept_address=\"United States\"\tremark=\"For Sign Info, please see 'AWB Info &amp; POD' in our website\"\topcode=\"8000\"/>
        <Route accept_time=\"2017-03-23 10:52:10\"\taccept_address=\"United States\"\tremark=\"Have been signed(MS.TT),Thank you for using SF, and looking forward to serving you again\"\topcode=\"80\"/>
        <Route accept_time=\"2017-03-23 10:52:10\"\taccept_address=\"United States\"\tremark=\"Have been signed(MS.TT),Thank you for using SF, and looking forward to serving you again\"\topcode=\"80\"/>
        <Route accept_time=\"2017-03-23 10:46:37\"\taccept_address=\"SHENZHEN CITY\"\tremark=\"S.F. Express has picked up the shipment\"\topcode=\"50\"/>
        <Route accept_time=\"2017-03-23 10:46:37\"\taccept_address=\"SHENZHEN CITY\"\tremark=\"S.F. Express has picked up the shipment\"\topcode=\"50\"/>
    </RouteResponse>
</Body>

Replace all `\"` with `"` and all `\t` with ` `? – DavidG Apr 12 '17 at 00:12 — DavidG, Apr 12 '17 at 00:12
Fix the code that generated invalid xml. – jdweng Apr 12 '17 at 09:33 — jdweng, Apr 12 '17 at 09:33

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 12 '17 at 00:14

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It sounds like you're trying to use the standard C# XML libraries to parse a non-legal XML file.

That won't work. You need to make the file "valid" first.

SUGGESTION:

Read the XML text into a string.
Replace all \" with ".
Use the standard libraries to parse the "corrected" XML.

answered Apr 12 '17 at 00:14

paulsm4

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there does need to be spaces added where there is \t, for proper parsing. – Ryan Dooley Apr 12 '17 at 00:37

Parse invalid XML C#

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