REXML::ParseException - but the feed IS valid

Rails
1

I am using Ruby feedparser and when I try to parse this feed:

http://feeds.feedburner.com/Mobilecrunch

I get an error:

REXML::ParseException: Declarations can only occur in the doctype
declaration.

This feed does validate at feedvalidator.org. Any idea why it would
raise
an exception?

Thanks,
eduard

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eduard wrote:

This feed does validate at feedvalidator.org
http://feedvalidator.org. Any idea why it would raise an exception?
Where’s the exception being raised? I can’t make REXML fail by hand on
that feed…

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It seems that it doesn’t like the <img tag. But I am not sure.

eduard

=======================
#<REXML::ParseException: Declarations can only occur in the doctype
declaration.
Line:
Position:
Last 80 unconsumed characters:

<![CDATA[

<img id="image56" style="float; right;" src=" http://mobilecrunch.com/> /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/rexml/parsers/baseparser.rb:325:in `pull' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/rexml/parsers/treeparser.rb:21:in `parse' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/rexml/document.rb:178:in `build' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/rexml/document.rb:45:in `initialize' /lib/feedparser/feedparser.rb:26:in `parse' /lib/feedparser/feedparser.rb:18:in ==============================

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I still have the same problem with Ruby 1.9.2…

===============================
I 05/17/2011 21:56:20:387 00001638 APP| Error:
#<REXML::ParseException: Declarations can only occur in the doctype
declaration.
Line: 39
Position: 2342
Last 80 unconsumed characters:

<![CDATA[

SDM Information Session will be held as follows.

Date: May> =============================== The Atom Feed is valid: http://www.sdm.keio.ac.jp/en/atom.xml Any idea?

5

Sent from my iPhone

On May 17, 2011, at 8:02 AM, Thomas D. [email protected] wrote:

/>Date: May>

The Atom Feed is valid: SDM - Graduate School of System Design and Management, Keio University

Any idea?

What’s on line 39 at position 2342 of the file?

B.