XML Unleashed

Bugs in the MSXML Parser

Like any piece of software, the MSXML parser has a few bugs! There are two that you should be aware of:

• Improper handling of large DTDs

• Incorrect syntax in the DOM

Tip

The basic parsing engine used by Microsoft products is contained in the MSXML.dll. This includes both a validating parser and a DOM manipulation engine. When references are made to the Microsoft parser in C, the MSXML parser, the MSXML.dll, or the Microsoft.XMLDOM ActiveX object, they are all referring to the same thing—the basic Microsoft XML engine.

Improper Handling of Large DTDs

The parser is a poor handler of large DTDs with multiple parameter entities. As far as I can tell, the problem is that the parser reads the document in chunks. If a chunk ...