For an XML file I am creating I have data that contains a bullet • what is the best method for handling this in xml data? It opens in an XML editor and reads fine, but I cannot import the file via SSIS, I get an error regarding this point.
<xmldata>• Bullet</xmldata>
Renders fine, but cannot import with SSIS.
The data you have received is not well-formed XML. It may have <
and >
in it, but it is not XML. The program that generated it is broken and needs to be fixed.
In particular, is the bullet the only character that will cause you problems? A program that puts one garbage character into your "XML" will likely put others in, since it doesn't seem to know what valid XML looks like.