Re: [Gramps-devel] Re : I can't import a gramps file

[Jérôme <rom...@ya...>]

> "/usr/share/gramps/plugins/import/ImportXml.py", line 2405,
> in __init__
>     self.__p.ParseFile(xml_file)
> ExpatError: not well-formed (invalid token): line 1, column
> 11

In fact, you are not the only one [1]

But this type of error may also occur if your rename the extension 
(.gpkg)! I guess you keep the .gpkg extension ?

Why a possible encoding or wrong command line issues ?
Because : xml_file = open_file(filename, cl), gzip.open(filename, "rb")

It might be related to "&", "? or "quote" characters [2][3]!
Often into Note (internal), a replace function or a non-ASCII issue on 
filename.

$ ls your_filename_directory
could return an other name than your GUI!
ie. some "?" characters instead of non-ASCII characters after encoding 
"corruption".

So filename may be wrong and/or XML header broken (encoding set, "<", 
">", "?" characters): <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

Maybe try:

$ gunzip < your_file.gpkg > data.xml
$ xmllint data.xml

or open data.xml with firefox (XML parser) :-/
It also returns line error on XML validation!

[1] http://www.gramps-project.org/bugs/view.php?id=4111
[2] http://www.gramps-project.org/bugs/view.php?id=3187
[3] http://www.gramps-project.org/bugs/view.php?id=2808


Serge Noiraud a écrit :
> jerome a écrit :
>> Maybe it is related to the encoding with command line ?
>>
>> How do you move your file from hardy to lucid ?
>> USB key, CD, network, device mounted ?
>>   
> by mail and scp for my lucid in a virtual machine
> 
> I made a diff between the xml file with error and the last one which is ok.
> the diff IS the following :
> 
> "http://gramps-project.org/xml/1.3.0/grampsxml.dtd">
> <database xmlns="http://gramps-project.org/xml/1.3.0/">
>   <header>
> -    <created date="2010-09-08" version="3.2.3-1"/>
> +    <created date="2010-09-08" version="3.2.4-0.SVN15859M"/>         
> <==== this works.
>     <researcher>
> 
> I hoped other kind of differences.
>>
>>
>> --- En date de : Mer 8.9.10, Serge Noiraud <Ser...@fr...> a 
>> écrit :
>>
>>  
>>> De: Serge Noiraud <Ser...@fr...>
>>> Objet: [Gramps-devel] I can't import a gramps file
>>> À: "Gramps developers" <gra...@li...>
>>> Date: Mercredi 8 septembre 2010, 21h19
>>> Does someone already get this kind of
>>> problem ?
>>>
>>> I had gramps 3.2.0 on a ubuntu hardy. I export my database
>>> with media : no problem.
>>> I tried to import in trunk under lucid : big problem.
>>> I tried to import in the same gramps in a new db under
>>> hardy: I get the following problem
>>>
>>> 299902: ERROR: dbloader.py: line 247: Failed to import
>>> database.
>>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>>   File "/usr/share/gramps/gui/dbloader.py", line 237,
>>> in do_import
>>>     self._pulse_progress)
>>>   File
>>> "/usr/share/gramps/plugins/import/ImportXml.py", line 111,
>>> in importData
>>>     version_is_valid(xml_file, cl) is False:
>>>   File
>>> "/usr/share/gramps/plugins/import/ImportXml.py", line 2479,
>>> in version_is_valid
>>>     parser = VersionParser(filename)
>>>   File
>>> "/usr/share/gramps/plugins/import/ImportXml.py", line 2405,
>>> in __init__
>>>     self.__p.ParseFile(xml_file)
>>> ExpatError: not well-formed (invalid token): line 1, column
>>> 11
>>>
>>> I installed gramps 3.2.3 : I can work with my database.
>>> I export the db.
>>> I create a new db then import the gramps file : same
>>> problem
>>> I export it then try to reimport : same problem
>>>
>>> I have the same problem with 3.2.4 svn
>>>
>>> I tried to see in the xml file. Impossible, it's a 45600
>>> lines file.
>>>
>>> Is there a way to debug the parsing of the gramps file ?
>>> can we add _LOG.debug() ?
>>>
>>> I'm on ubuntu hardy.
>>>
>>> I tried to export my database without media. It works.
>>> very strange ! isn't it ?
>>>
>>> Serge
>>>
>>>     
> 
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