PM93742: "CONTENT IS NOT ALLOWED IN PROLOG" ERROR TRYING TO GET XML WITH BOM PADDING FROM AN HTTP ADAPTER

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The HTTP adapter cannot process any XML file with the
  Byte Order Mark (BOM) such as this file
  http://travel.state.gov/_res/rss/TWs.xml.
  Using NotePad++ with Hex Editor plugin, you will see the extra 3
  characters at the beginning of the file:  ef bb bf
  

Local fix

• Manually remove the Byte Order Mark from the XML before
  proceeding.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Developers or Administrators of a Worklight application      *
  * which makes use of an HTTP adapter that tries to retrieve an *
  * XML file which contains a Byte Order Mark (BOM) header.      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * The XML parsing fails when the adapter tries to load the XML *
  * file which contains the BOM header.                          *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * -                                                            *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The code was fixed to support BOM headers in XML files.
  
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for fixpack 5.0.6.2
  and fixpack 6.0.0.2.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  WORKLIGHT ENTER

• Fixed component ID

  5725I4300

Applicable component levels

• R506 PSY

     UP

• R600 PSY

     UP