Receipt.xml -- token not found error

Hi All,
I have RMS 1.3R1 installed on two computers I use for testing. Both are
running XP/SP2 and SQL Server 2005 Standard. I was trying out printing
receipts the other day and was working with the Receipts Formats windows
(Database | Registers | Receipt Formats). When I tried to view the
properties of the default "40 Column Receipt Format", I get a series of
errors like: "XML Render: Compiler Error: Token
'transactionAbortedTransaction)' was not found.". The Receipt Properties
with a graphic view of the receipt will eventually display, but I will
always get these errors before I can view it. Same for the other default
receipt formats.
However, on my other computer I don't see these errors. After a little
investigation, I found that the problem seems to be parentheses in the XML.
(The XML validated correctly with a validation tool, so it doesn't appear to
be with mismatched parentheses or quotes as one suggestion I found
mentioned.) If you add a space after an opening parenthesis and one before
the closing one, the Compiler Errors disappear. I tried uninstalling and
reinstalling RMS, but that didn't solve the problem--only by editing the XML
did I fix it.
Has anyone else seen this problem? Could there be a difference between XML
components being used on these two computers? If so, what should I look
for?
While I've solved the problem, it's still bugging me that RMS would install
successfully and then exhibit these bugs.
thanks,
randy

Hi All,
I have RMS 1.3R1 installed on two computers I use for testing. Both are running XP/SP2 and SQL Server 2005 Standard. I was trying out printing receipts the other day and was working with the Receipts Formats windows (Database | Registers | Receipt Formats). When I tried to view the properties of the default "40 Column Receipt Format", I get a series of errors like: "XML Render: Compiler Error: Token 'transactionAbortedTransaction)' was not found.". The Receipt Properties with a graphic view of the receipt will eventually display, but I will always get these errors before I can view it. Same for the other default receipt formats.
However, on my other computer I don't see these errors. After a little investigation, I found that the problem seems to be parentheses in the XML. (The XML validated correctly with a validation tool, so it doesn't appear to be with mismatched parentheses or quotes as one suggestion I found mentioned.) If you add a space after an opening parenthesis and one before the closing one, the Compiler Errors disappear. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling RMS, but that didn't solve the problem--only by editing the XML did I fix it.
Has anyone else seen this problem? Could there be a difference between XML components being used on these two computers? If so, what should I look for?
While I've solved the problem, it's still bugging me that RMS would install successfully and then exhibit these bugs.
thanks, randy

Jeff,
Thanks for the reply. I have both computers up-to-date with Windows updates, including IE7. I'll check which versions of MSXML I have on each machine and report back if there's a difference.
thanks, randy
Randy,
The .xml used in receipt templates is kinda funky and will occasionally do strangeness.
One thing to make sure is though is to make sure that you have all Windows updates installed as there have been a few MSXML updates a while back

FYI: I found both computers running the same versions of MSXML6.DLL (6.0.3890.0) and MSXML.DLL (8.0.7002.0). There are older versions of MSXML on both computers, but I was unable to determine (with some low level tracking tools) which version RMS was using.
I'm hoping with RMS 2.0 out now, all of this will be OBE (overcome by events).
later, randy

FYI: I found both computers running the same versions of MSXML6.DLL (6.0.3890.0) and MSXML.DLL (8.0.7002.0). There are older versions of MSXML on both computers, but I was unable to determine (with some low level tracking tools) which version RMS was using.
I'm hoping with RMS 2.0 out now, all of this will be OBE (overcome by events).
later, randy

Randy,
One other thing to check, make sure that you have any message lines in any receipt footer lines surrounded in double quotation marks
Otherwise post it here and we can take a look at it.
--
Jeff Check Point Software
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