Xml

Don1 · May 19, 2011, 5:35am

hey guys,

i need help with a xml error, i’m trying to send a xml file to a CCV POS Engine
but i keep on getting this error (uploaded a jpg).
Exception: System.InvalidOperationException: The XML-document (2, 2) contains a error. —> System.InvalidOperationException: was not expected

if i dont add the xmlns attribute i get the same error.

        public static byte[] LoginRequest()
        {
            MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream();
            XmlWriter xmlwrite = XmlWriter.Create(ms);

            xmlwrite.WriteProcessingInstruction("xml", "version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"");

            xmlwrite.WriteStartElement("ServiceRequest");
            xmlwrite.WriteAttributeString("WorkstationID", WorkstationId); 
            xmlwrite.WriteAttributeString("RequestID", "1");
            xmlwrite.WriteAttributeString("RequestType", "Login");
            xmlwrite.WriteAttributeString("xmlns", null, "http://www.nrf-arts.org/IXRetail/namespace");

            xmlwrite.WriteStartElement("POSdata");
            xmlwrite.WriteAttributeString("LanguageCode", "nl");

            xmlwrite.WriteStartElement("POSTimeStamp");
            xmlwrite.WriteString(time);
            xmlwrite.WriteEndElement();

            xmlwrite.WriteStartElement("ShiftNumber");
            xmlwrite.WriteString("0");
            xmlwrite.WriteEndElement();

            xmlwrite.WriteStartElement("PrinterStatus");
            xmlwrite.WriteString("Unavailable");
            xmlwrite.WriteEndElement();

            xmlwrite.WriteEndElement();
            xmlwrite.WriteEndElement();         // End root

            xmlwrite.Flush();
            xmlwrite.Close();

            return ms.ToArray();
        }

ransomhall · May 19, 2011, 8:00am

It looks like you’re trying to create more than one root element. Everything after the ServiceRequest element needs to be a descendant node. Can you post the xml document this generates?

Don1 · May 19, 2011, 8:59am

EricH,

this is the xml it generates everything seems fine

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> 05/19/2011 13:58:42 0 Unavailable

this is how the documentation said it should looke like

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> {PosTimeStamp} {ShiftNumber} {PrinterStatus}

regards

Architect · May 19, 2011, 9:05am

Can you show your stack trace?

Architect · May 19, 2011, 9:15am

Nevermind about the stack.

Change the following lines:


xmlwrite.Flush();
xmlwrite.Close();
return ms.ToArray();

to:


xmlwrite.Flush();
byte[] bytes = ms.ToArray();
xmlwrite.Close();
return bytes;

Don1 · May 19, 2011, 9:32am

it doesnt seem to do the trick, the same invalidOperationException ??? .

i forgot to say that i’m sending xml over TCP/IP could it be. that the other end is mis interpetting the xmlns=“http://www.nrf-arts.org/IXRetail/namespace” Attributte.

Architect · May 19, 2011, 9:42am

We need to see more code.

ransomhall · May 19, 2011, 9:44am

The xml is well formed, so I’m guessing something is up with the validation against the namespace on the POS side…

Don1 · May 19, 2011, 9:50am

This is my CLient Code

using System.Net.Sockets;
using System.Threading;
using Microsoft.SPOT;
using OPI_POS.Classes;

namespace OPI_POS.Classes
{
    class TCPClient
    {

        private const string ServerAddress = "127.0.0.1";
        private const int port = 4200;    // eft-engine 4200

        public TCPClient()
        {
            using (Socket clientSocket = new Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.Tcp))
            {
                // Adressing
                IPHostEntry entry = Dns.GetHostEntry(ServerAddress);
                IPAddress ipAddress = entry.AddressList[0];
                IPEndPoint serverEndPoint = new IPEndPoint(ipAddress, port);
                Debug.Print("Connecting to CCV Pos Engine " + serverEndPoint + ".");
                clientSocket.Connect(serverEndPoint);
                Debug.Print("Connected to CCV Pos Engine.");

                //Sending
                clientSocket.Send(Request.LoginRequest());
            }  



        }
        
    }
}

My Main

using System;
using System.Threading;
using Microsoft.SPOT;
using OPI_POS.Classes;

namespace OPI_POS
{
    public class Program
    {
        public static void Main()
        {
            
            Thread mythread1 = new Thread(tcp);
            Thread mythread2 = new Thread(server);

            mythread2.Start();
            mythread1.Start();

            Thread.Sleep(Timeout.Infinite);
        }

        private static void tcp()
        {
            TCPClient tcp = new TCPClient();
        }

        private static void server()
        {
            TCPServer tcp = new TCPServer();
        }
    }
}

this is my requests class all the function keep givng the same error

using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Xml;
using System.Ext.Xml;
using Microsoft.SPOT;


namespace OPI_POS.Classes
{
    
    public static class Request
    {

        private static string WorkstationId = "EmbeddedKiosk";
        private static string time = DateTime.Now.ToString();

        public static string SendRequest()
        {
            MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream();
            XmlWriter xmlwrite = XmlWriter.Create(ms);


            xmlwrite.WriteRaw("\r\n");

            xmlwrite.WriteProcessingInstruction("xml", "version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"");

            xmlwrite.WriteStartElement("CardServiceRequest");
            xmlwrite.WriteAttributeString("WorkstationID", WorkstationId);
            xmlwrite.WriteAttributeString("RequestID","1");
            xmlwrite.WriteAttributeString("RequestType","CardPayment");
            xmlwrite.WriteAttributeString("ApplicationID","{ApplicationID}");
 
            xmlwrite.WriteString("\r\n\t");
            xmlwrite.WriteStartElement("POSData");
            xmlwrite.WriteAttributeString("LanguageCode", "nl"); 
            xmlwrite.WriteAttributeString("ApprovalCode", "{ApprovalCode}");

            xmlwrite.WriteString("\r\n\t");
            xmlwrite.WriteStartElement("POSTimeStamp");
            xmlwrite.WriteString(time);
            xmlwrite.WriteEndElement();

            xmlwrite.WriteString("\r\n\t");
            xmlwrite.WriteStartElement("ShiftNumber");
            xmlwrite.WriteString("0");
            xmlwrite.WriteEndElement();

            xmlwrite.WriteString("\r\n\t");
            xmlwrite.WriteStartElement("ClerkID");
            xmlwrite.WriteString("{ClerkID}");
            xmlwrite.WriteEndElement();

            xmlwrite.WriteString("\r\n\t");
            xmlwrite.WriteStartElement("PrinterStatus");
            xmlwrite.WriteString("Unavailable");
            xmlwrite.WriteEndElement();

            xmlwrite.WriteString("\r\n\t");
            xmlwrite.WriteStartElement("VoiceReferral");
            xmlwrite.WriteString("{VoiceReferral}");
            xmlwrite.WriteEndElement();

            xmlwrite.WriteString("\r\n\t");
            xmlwrite.WriteStartElement("MerchantReference");
            xmlwrite.WriteString("{MerchantReference}");
            xmlwrite.WriteEndElement();

            xmlwrite.WriteString("\r\n\t");
            xmlwrite.WriteEndElement();

            xmlwrite.WriteString("\r\n\t");
            xmlwrite.WriteStartElement("TotalAmount");
            xmlwrite.WriteAttributeString("Currency", "EUR");
            xmlwrite.WriteString("50");
            xmlwrite.WriteEndElement();

            xmlwrite.WriteString("\r\n\t");
            xmlwrite.WriteEndElement();         // End root

            xmlwrite.Flush();
            xmlwrite.Close();
            //////// display the XML data ///////////
            byte[] byteArray = ms.ToArray();
            char[] cc = System.Text.UTF8Encoding.UTF8.GetChars(byteArray);
            string str = new string(cc);
            Debug.Print(str);
            return byteArray.ToString();
        }

        public static byte [] CardServiceRequest() 
        {
            MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream();
            XmlWriter xmlwrite = XmlWriter.Create(ms);

            //xmlwrite.WriteRaw("\r\n\t");

            xmlwrite.WriteProcessingInstruction("xml", "version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"");

            xmlwrite.WriteStartElement("CardServiceRequest");
            xmlwrite.WriteAttributeString("WorkstationID", WorkstationId);
            xmlwrite.WriteAttributeString("RequestID","1");
            xmlwrite.WriteAttributeString("RequestType","CardPayment");
            xmlwrite.WriteAttributeString("xmlns",null,"http://www.nrf-arts.org/IXRetail/namespace");
 
            //xmlwrite.WriteString("\r\n\t");
            xmlwrite.WriteStartElement("POSdata");
            xmlwrite.WriteAttributeString("LanguageCode", "nl");

            //xmlwrite.WriteString("\r\n\t");
            xmlwrite.WriteStartElement("POSTimeStamp");
            xmlwrite.WriteString(time);
            xmlwrite.WriteEndElement();

            //xmlwrite.WriteString("\r\n\t");
            xmlwrite.WriteStartElement("ShiftNumber");
            xmlwrite.WriteString("0");
            xmlwrite.WriteEndElement();

            //xmlwrite.WriteString("\r\n\t");
            xmlwrite.WriteStartElement("PrinterStatus");
            xmlwrite.WriteString("Unavailable");
            xmlwrite.WriteEndElement();

            //xmlwrite.WriteString("\r\n\t");
            xmlwrite.WriteEndElement();

            //xmlwrite.WriteString("\r\n\t");
            xmlwrite.WriteStartElement("TotalAmount");
            xmlwrite.WriteAttributeString("Currency", "EUR");
            xmlwrite.WriteString("5.00");
            xmlwrite.WriteEndElement();

            //xmlwrite.WriteString("\r\n\t");
            xmlwrite.WriteEndElement();         // End root

            xmlwrite.Flush();
            xmlwrite.Close();

            
            //////// display the XML data ///////////
            byte[] byteArray = ms.ToArray();
            char[] cc = System.Text.UTF8Encoding.UTF8.GetChars(byteArray);
            string str = new string(cc); 
            Debug.Print(str);

            return ms.ToArray();
        }

        
        public static byte[] LoginRequest()
        {
            MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream();
            XmlWriter xmlwrite = XmlWriter.Create(ms);

            xmlwrite.WriteProcessingInstruction("xml", "version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"");
            xmlwrite.WriteString("\r\t");
            xmlwrite.WriteStartElement("ServiceRequest");
            xmlwrite.WriteAttributeString("WorkstationID", WorkstationId); 
            xmlwrite.WriteAttributeString("RequestID", "1");
            xmlwrite.WriteAttributeString("RequestType", "Login");
            xmlwrite.WriteAttributeString("xmlns","http://www.nrf-arts.org/IXRetail/namespace");

            xmlwrite.WriteString("\r\t");
            xmlwrite.WriteStartElement("POSdata");
            xmlwrite.WriteAttributeString("LanguageCode", "nl");
            xmlwrite.WriteString("\r\t");
            xmlwrite.WriteStartElement("POSTimeStamp");
            xmlwrite.WriteString(time);
            xmlwrite.WriteEndElement();
            xmlwrite.WriteString("\r\t");
            xmlwrite.WriteStartElement("ShiftNumber");
            xmlwrite.WriteString("0");
            xmlwrite.WriteEndElement();
            xmlwrite.WriteString("\r\t");
            xmlwrite.WriteStartElement("PrinterStatus");
            xmlwrite.WriteString("Unavailable");
            xmlwrite.WriteEndElement();
            xmlwrite.WriteString("\r\t");
            xmlwrite.WriteEndElement();
            xmlwrite.WriteString("\r\t");
            xmlwrite.WriteEndElement();         // End root

            xmlwrite.Flush();
            byte[] byteArray = ms.ToArray();
            xmlwrite.Close();


            //////// display the XML data ///////////
            
            char[] cc = System.Text.UTF8Encoding.UTF8.GetChars(byteArray);
            string str = new string(cc);
            Debug.Print(str);

            return byteArray;
        }
    }
}

Hope this helps for a solution

regards

Architect · May 19, 2011, 10:14am

Try running your application from emulator.

Don1 · May 19, 2011, 10:54am

yep i already did that still

Architect · May 19, 2011, 11:26am

Running out of suggestions here.
Do you have any technical docs on POS engine?

Innovactive · May 20, 2011, 1:24am

I’d like to try without “\r\t” text nodes: they’re actually sibling nodes on infoset and I am not sure that XML rendering engine is able to manage them.

Don1 · May 20, 2011, 6:30am

i did try it without “\r\t” text nodes already, but still getting the same error, communicating with de engine with delphi on pc works fine, but migrating it in c# micro is a bit of a struggle.

@ Architect i dont have engine documentation only instructions for xml requests.

Architect · May 20, 2011, 8:52am

does regular .Net from PC works?

WouterH · May 20, 2011, 12:51pm

Is that server case-insensitive? Else you can try to use the correct casing in f.e. WorkStationID and POSData …

Don1 · May 25, 2011, 3:13am

sorry for the late reply, but regular doen’t work either…

Don1 · May 25, 2011, 3:29am

it just saw something very stupid of me, i was using the wrong endpoint duhh 8) ???,