Unexpected token error when using XmlDataSource asp control

Question

I have XML like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<viewentries timestamp="20100923T130205,90Z" toplevelentries="8903">
   <viewentry position="1" unid="A4958CC88435D1A8422577A7004422E8" noteid="4DF15A" siblings="8903">
      <entrydata columnnumber="0" name="$59">
         <text>63722</text>
      </entrydata>
      <entrydata columnnumber="1" name="$70">
         <text></text>
      </entrydata>
      <entrydata columnnumber="2" name="pt_Subject">
         <text>work order subject</text>
      </entrydata>
      <entrydata columnnumber="3" name="$56">
         <datetime dst="true">20100923T145811,67+02</datetime>
      </entrydata>
      <entrydata columnnumber="4" name="$62">
         <datetime>20100923T142413,84+02</datetime>
      </entrydata>
      <entrydata columnnumber="5" name="$60">
         <text>some company</text>
      </entrydata>
      <entrydata columnnumber="6" name="$73">
         <text>Resolver</text>
      </entrydata>
   </viewentry>
</viewentries>

As this XML resides on a web server, I need to read it from there. Thus, I use XmlDataSource control like this:

<table>
    <tr>
        <td>#WO</td>
        <td>Description</td>
        <td>Company</td>
    </tr>
<asp:Repeater ID="repWorkOrders" DataSourceID="xmldsWorkOrders" runat="server">
    <ItemTemplate>           
        <tr>
            <td><%#XPath( "entrydata[1]/text" )%></td>
            <td><%#XPath( "entrydata[3]/text" )%></td>
            <td><%#XPath( "entrydata[6]/text" )%></td>
        </tr>
    </ItemTemplate>
</asp:Repeater>
</table>
<asp:XmlDataSource ID="xmldsWorkOrders" XPath="viewentries/viewentry" DataFile="http://www.someurl.com/xmlfile.xml" runat="server">
</asp:XmlDataSource>

The problem is that if I set DataFile to URL, I get following error

'>' is an unexpected token. The expected token is '"' or '''. Line 1, position 63. Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.Xml.XmlException: '>' is an unexpected token. The expected token is '"' or '''. Line 1, position 63.

Source Error:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.

Stack Trace:

[XmlException: '>' is an unexpected token. The expected token is '"' or '''. Line 1, position 63.]
System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(Exception e) +76
System.Xml.DtdParserProxy.System.Xml.IDtdParserAdapter.Throw(Exception e) +9
System.Xml.DtdParser.Throw(Int32 curPos, String res, String[] args) +125 System.Xml.DtdParser.ThrowUnexpectedToken(Int32 pos, String expectedToken1, String expectedToken2) +109
System.Xml.DtdParser.ParseExternalId(Token idTokenType, Token declType, String& publicId, String& systemId) +598
System.Xml.DtdParser.ParseInDocumentDtd(Boolean saveInternalSubset) +4016890
System.Xml.DtdParser.Parse(Boolean saveInternalSubset) +54
System.Xml.DtdParserProxy.Parse(Boolean saveInternalSubset) +31
System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseDoctypeDecl() +254 System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseDocumentContent() +451 System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Read() +151 System.Xml.XmlLoader.Load(XmlDocument doc, XmlReader reader, Boolean preserveWhitespace) +112
System.Xml.XmlDocument.Load(XmlReader reader) +108
System.Web.UI.WebControls.XmlDataSource.PopulateXmlDocument(XmlDocument document, CacheDependency& dataCacheDependency, CacheDependency& transformCacheDependency) +306
System.Web.UI.WebControls.XmlDataSource.GetXmlDocument() +153 System.Web.UI.WebControls.XmlDataSourceView.ExecuteSelect(DataSourceSelectArguments arguments) +27
System.Web.UI.WebControls.Repeater.GetData() +35 System.Web.UI.WebControls.Repeater.CreateControlHierarchy(Boolean useDataSource) +220
System.Web.UI.WebControls.Repeater.OnDataBinding(EventArgs e) +51
System.Web.UI.WebControls.Repeater.DataBind() +75 System.Web.UI.WebControls.Repeater.EnsureDataBound() +55 System.Web.UI.WebControls.Repeater.OnPreRender(EventArgs e) +15
System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal() +80 System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal() +171 System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal() +171 System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal() +171 System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +842

However, if I save the same xml to a file to my computer, it works without a glitch. Please, help.

Answer 1

Check xmlfile.xml Line 1, position 63. Looks like you have missing closing quote in a parameter value

Answer 2

Silly me. The xml is password protected. I just didn't notice it as I logged in early in the morning. Hence, the data source obtains login form instead of xml file.