malformed XML: missing tag start error

[Marlon]

Hi, who among you guys experience this kind of error? Sometimes my
script is working, sometimes its not. Is there a workaround for this?
Is this a problem with the site?


1) Error:
Testcasename(Testsuitename):
REXML::ParseException: #<REXML::ParseException: malformed XML: missing
tag start
Line:
Position:
Last 80 unconsumed characters:
<a title="next" href="url" page?="page?" >N>
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/rexml/parsers/baseparser.rb:346:in `pull'
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/rexml/parsers/treeparser.rb:21:in `parse'
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/rexml/document.rb:204:in `build'
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/rexml/document.rb:42:in `initialize'
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/watir-1.6.2/lib/watir/ie-class.rb:
713:in `new'
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/watir-1.6.2/lib/watir/ie-class.rb:
713:in `create_rexml_document_object'
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/watir-1.6.2/lib/watir/ie-class.rb:
693:in `rexml_document_object'
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/watir-1.6.2/lib/watir/ie-class.rb:
897:in `elements_by_xpath'
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/watir-1.6.2/lib/watir/ie-class.rb:
890:in `element_by_xpath'
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/watir-1.6.2/lib/watir/link.rb:21:in
`locate'
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/watir-1.6.2/lib/watir/element.rb:273:in
`exists?'
filename.rb:48:in `Testcasename'
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/test/unit/testcase.rb:78:in `__send__'
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/test/unit/testcase.rb:78:in `run'
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/test/unit/testsuite.rb:34:in `run'
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/test/unit/testsuite.rb:33:in `each'
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/test/unit/testsuite.rb:33:in `run'
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/test/unit/testsuite.rb:34:in `run'
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/test/unit/testsuite.rb:33:in `each'
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/test/unit/testsuite.rb:33:in `run'
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/test/unit/ui/testrunnermediator.rb:46:in
`run_suite'
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/test/unit/ui/console/testrunner.rb:67:in
`start_mediator'
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/test/unit/ui/console/testrunner.rb:41:in `start'
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/test/unit/ui/testrunnerutilities.rb:29:in `run'
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/test/unit/autorunner.rb:216:in `run'
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/test/unit/autorunner.rb:12:in `run'
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/test/unit.rb:278
filename.rb:167
...
malformed XML: missing tag start
Line:
Position:
Last 80 unconsumed characters:
<a title="next" href="url" page?="page?" >N
Line:
Position:
Last 80 unconsumed characters:
<a title="next" href="url" >N
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/rexml/parsers/treeparser.rb:90:in `parse'
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/rexml/document.rb:204:in `build'
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/rexml/document.rb:42:in `initialize'
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/watir-1.6.2/lib/watir/ie-class.rb:
713:in `new'
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/watir-1.6.2/lib/watir/ie-class.rb:
713:in `create_rexml_document_object'
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/watir-1.6.2/lib/watir/ie-class.rb:
693:in `rexml_document_object'
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/watir-1.6.2/lib/watir/ie-class.rb:
897:in `elements_by_xpath'
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/watir-1.6.2/lib/watir/ie-class.rb:
890:in `element_by_xpath'
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/watir-1.6.2/lib/watir/link.rb:21:in
`locate'
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/watir-1.6.2/lib/watir/element.rb:
273:in `exists?'
filename.rb:48:in `Testcasename'

[Marlon Mojares]

Problem solved! Just an issue on element locator used. Thanks

[Thiru Moorthy]

Can you explain, How to do it