[Expat-discuss] Encoding problems on Mac OS X

Naveen Viswanatha nvtek@yahoo.com
Thu Jun 6 23:45:02 2002 

--- Karl Waclawek <karl@waclawek.net> wrote:
> 
> > I am parsing xml encoded in ISO-8859-1 charset on
> Mac
> > OS 10.1 using expat v1.95.1 and v1.95.3.  On some
> XML
> > files everything works ok, however, on others, the
> > CharacterDataHandler seems to parse garbage (wierd
> > unrecognizable characters). 
> 
> Please post an example file.
> 
> Karl
> 

Here is a full file where I am parsing for characters
within the <dc:title> tag.  (Here they are music
artist names).  When these characters are printed
through the CharacterDataHandler (via printf's), I can
make out some of the titles, but most are garbled.

thanks.

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf =
"http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
         xmlns:dc  =
"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
         xmlns:mq  =
"http://musicbrainz.org/mm/mq-1.0#"
         xmlns:mm  =
"http://musicbrainz.org/mm/mm-2.0#">
  <mq:Result>
    <mq:status>OK</mq:status>
    <mm:artistList>
      <rdf:Bag>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/artist/9481010a-db23-469d-87df-b04118850efb"/>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/artist/39c2a93d-9afa-4a22-9bba-c087ab056e1c"/>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/artist/21091760-3b04-48ca-9aa4-40ab0eb29f5a"/>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/artist/ffc48cf9-bb16-42d4-b37f-e46a3438312c"/>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/artist/4854429b-66f7-41c0-a89c-030bb7ccf958"/>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/artist/1b90728d-a656-41eb-bc98-144336ecf68b"/>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/artist/93938558-9a84-4a7f-a15c-6f145100ff5c"/>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/artist/42355982-7f15-4200-925b-e6dd9f451776"/>
      </rdf:Bag>
    </mm:artistList>
  </mq:Result>

  <mm:Artist
rdf:about="http://musicbrainz.org/artist/9481010a-db23-469d-87df-b04118850efb">
    <dc:title>Blind Lemon Jefferson</dc:title>
    <mm:sortName>Jefferson, Blind Lemon</mm:sortName>
    <mm:albumList>
      <rdf:Bag>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/9d78fc3c-09ea-4be7-ba3d-481839c45c07"/>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/9d1982f6-5d1b-4e3b-bf6a-92617e35b01a"/>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/3b4fe7ef-8fd7-4737-a652-db041c0ae558"/>
      </rdf:Bag>
    </mm:albumList>
  </mm:Artist>

  <mm:Artist
rdf:about="http://musicbrainz.org/artist/39c2a93d-9afa-4a22-9bba-c087ab056e1c">
    <dc:title>Jefferson Airplane</dc:title>
    <mm:sortName>Jefferson Airplane</mm:sortName>
    <mm:albumList>
      <rdf:Bag>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/f1928c62-8696-4b4c-bea8-551dc8682c1a"/>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/1795f5d7-024d-4bc6-9fc2-e9b500582309"/>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/00f6a973-6a84-4704-8cef-b0424bc73db7"/>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/d037d75c-a3c7-4e21-89c0-ef6a27060ffe"/>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/a4089c08-8f3b-4a44-ac9b-03829daab5b6"/>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/3e2ce1f4-c01c-4363-a93b-07b8058814d8"/>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/8fcaa436-861d-4f93-a670-9388f12c424a"/>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/7056ed23-a14c-4840-bbf9-8835e3b6c8a5"/>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/86abf559-dec6-4f40-a0bc-b240875aa8e2"/>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/ab3cf2b4-b68c-40d3-84af-f1aaa13bba2e"/>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/653edd70-af03-4935-9832-f518f9560f53"/>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/c4700f76-84e0-4714-9a13-6d87d920f0fc"/>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/59dc60f0-58fd-4ae4-82ce-d7585f3055dc"/>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/b3a40fec-d72a-42b1-92a2-83b6ec788736"/>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/352c8972-f644-442c-a09e-b348b4c9c65d"/>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/c9795844-0c1b-48a9-8322-fa36874af6cb"/>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/7465e82d-b54d-460b-98b5-5fdc79e956a4"/>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/edc0393d-c294-4bcb-a7ee-293d9365824f"/>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/76d22827-b560-413c-9695-29627a1e26ee"/>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/5d78a362-2c47-4e5d-bd2f-fd449c5b5909"/>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/ff0c705b-809b-4396-8b24-872b529f4592"/>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/df0189f5-ca27-4beb-a67c-b0cf151260b1"/>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/408552cb-76e2-44dc-8625-2780b93d326a"/>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/4ff395d0-9857-408a-925c-fd67761ec2d8"/>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/62ffd92d-75a7-42e1-9cb1-382a79a24e0c"/>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/bf025ee9-cd21-42b1-bad6-1ae66bb92a3f"/>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/cb26cf72-d58f-4ddd-a857-33131cb125c0"/>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/8e9a0a54-e363-4c9f-b863-31b63d4693a6"/>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/6294f6e6-a52c-4516-95a0-23ea2837a133"/>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/a4cfdb89-7a4e-4edc-a2a8-664800c14504"/>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/613ee773-34c0-4e24-8683-a4fed2e340a5"/>
      </rdf:Bag>
    </mm:albumList>
  </mm:Artist>

  <mm:Artist
rdf:about="http://musicbrainz.org/artist/21091760-3b04-48ca-9aa4-40ab0eb29f5a">
    <dc:title>Jefferson Airplane - Jefferson Starship
- Starship</dc:title>
    <mm:sortName>Jefferson Airplane - Jefferson
Starship - Starship</mm:sortName>
    <mm:albumList>
      <rdf:Bag>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/a45642dd-62c6-4b94-aca2-53fdaa5597d9"/>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/84bb84cd-7dd3-4d49-a537-8f78f95207de"/>
      </rdf:Bag>
    </mm:albumList>
  </mm:Artist>

  <mm:Artist
rdf:about="http://musicbrainz.org/artist/ffc48cf9-bb16-42d4-b37f-e46a3438312c">
    <dc:title>Jefferson Crocker</dc:title>
    <mm:sortName>Jefferson Crocker</mm:sortName>
    <mm:albumList>
      <rdf:Bag>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/f0e45eed-1bbe-4c77-83cb-3d69537fc7f4"/>
      </rdf:Bag>
    </mm:albumList>
  </mm:Artist>

  <mm:Artist
rdf:about="http://musicbrainz.org/artist/4854429b-66f7-41c0-a89c-030bb7ccf958">
    <dc:title>Jefferson Starship</dc:title>
    <mm:sortName>Jefferson Starship</mm:sortName>
    <mm:albumList>
      <rdf:Bag>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/1e9e813b-01e7-4c03-98c6-32a5ebb7979f"/>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/fd3157b2-7c48-4ca2-80bb-2e1ad0276f2e"/>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/1147b846-55d5-47bf-b7c3-18232d71224d"/>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/60b8106b-2db4-4370-a94d-e6310ba48b74"/>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/71932b1f-63a5-4834-893d-3c936f8abcb5"/>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/39532911-5b97-4623-8145-6c3023976908"/>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/d8214d17-ffd5-4756-bd59-7cb2ad35fe68"/>
      </rdf:Bag>
    </mm:albumList>
  </mm:Artist>

  <mm:Artist
rdf:about="http://musicbrainz.org/artist/1b90728d-a656-41eb-bc98-144336ecf68b">
    <dc:title>LaMarquis Jefferson</dc:title>
    <mm:sortName>LaMarquis Jefferson</mm:sortName>
    <mm:albumList>
      <rdf:Bag>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/c00efcaa-2ba6-45d6-92f7-7e24c2130950"/>
      </rdf:Bag>
    </mm:albumList>
  </mm:Artist>

  <mm:Artist
rdf:about="http://musicbrainz.org/artist/93938558-9a84-4a7f-a15c-6f145100ff5c">
    <dc:title>Marshall Jefferson</dc:title>
    <mm:sortName>Jefferson, Marshall</mm:sortName>
    <mm:albumList>
      <rdf:Bag>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/c20834c3-6e90-482e-98dc-0e566621bec9"/>
      </rdf:Bag>
    </mm:albumList>
  </mm:Artist>

  <mm:Artist
rdf:about="http://musicbrainz.org/artist/42355982-7f15-4200-925b-e6dd9f451776">
    <dc:title>Paul Kantner - Jefferson
Stars</dc:title>
    <mm:sortName>Paul Kantner - Jefferson
Stars</mm:sortName>
    <mm:albumList>
      <rdf:Bag>
        <rdf:li
rdf:resource="http://musicbrainz.org/album/bfeb8e16-b8be-4a6d-9b6b-adb323f9123c"/>
      </rdf:Bag>
    </mm:albumList>
  </mm:Artist>

</rdf:RDF>

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