Yes, the file was written by the ledger xml command itself and begins with:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <ledger version="196865"> On Sunday, March 13, 2016 at 8:45:12 PM UTC+1, Martin Blais wrote: > > Ralf: Did you ensure your XML file has a proper processing instruction? > i.e., does it begin, on its very first line, with "<?xml "? > > > On Sun, Mar 13, 2016 at 3:39 PM, Ralf Ebert <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> This does not seem to happen in v3.1.1: >> >> While parsing file "ledger.xml", line 3: >> Error: Unexpected whitespace at beginning of line >> While parsing file "ledger.xml", line 2128: >> Error: Directive '</ledger>' requires an argument >> >> Is there any alternative to the XML format? >> Are there any alternatives for reading+writing ledger files from a script >> language for automated processing of transactions? >> >> >> On Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at 6:12:45 PM UTC+1, John Wiegley wrote: >>> >>> >>>>> Ralf Ebert <[email protected]> writes: >>> >>> > "... It will output such data if the xml command is used, and can read >>> the >>> > same data." >>> >>> It's possible that xml reading is not supported in 3.x. It should just >>> read >>> the data directly, once it notices that the file begins with <?xml... >>> >>> -- >>> John Wiegley GPG fingerprint = 4710 CF98 AF9B 327B B80F >>> http://newartisans.com 60E1 46C4 BD1A 7AC1 >>> 4BA2 >>> >> -- >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Ledger" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ledger" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
