| Subject: | OpenGuides permits characters in metadata which break XML |
I have put together several examples of this on the sandbox page (attached)
http://london.openguides.org/index.cgi?id=Sandbox;version=75;format=rdf
Ampersand escaping is occurring in some metadata fields but not others.
Similarly angle < and >
Either we validate the fields on submission, or we need to change the RDF code to do proper escaping.
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<rdf:RDF
xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"
xmlns:foaf="http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/"
xmlns:wiki="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/wiki/"
xmlns:chefmoz="http://chefmoz.org/rdf/elements/1.0/"
xmlns:wn="http://xmlns.com/wordnet/1.6/"
xmlns:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#"
xmlns:os="http://downlode.org/rdf/os/0.1/"
xmlns:owl="http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#"
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/10/swap/pim/contact#"
>
<rdf:Description rdf:about="">
<dc:title>The Open Guide to London: Sandbox</dc:title>
<dc:date>2005-10-22T13:16:46</dc:date>
<dcterms:modified>2005-10-22T13:16:46</dcterms:modified>
<dc:contributor>IvorW</dc:contributor>
<dc:source rdf:resource="http://london.openguides.org/index.cgi?Sandbox" />
<wiki:version>75</wiki:version>
<foaf:topic rdf:resource="#obj" />
</rdf:Description>
<geo:SpatialThing rdf:ID="obj" dc:title="Sandbox">
<dc:description>A page for testing & breaking the <system></dc:description>
<!-- categories -->
<dc:subject>Parks & Plazas</dc:subject>
<!-- address and geospatial data -->
<address>1 High Street & close</address>
<city>London</city>
<postalCode>WC5A 2YY</postalCode>
<country>United Kingdom</country>
<foaf:based_near>
<wn:Neighborhood>
<foaf:name>Highbury & Islington</foaf:name>
</wn:Neighborhood>
</foaf:based_near>
<geo:lat>51.362603xxx</geo:lat>
<geo:long>-0.092219yyy</geo:long>
<!-- contact information -->
<phone>020 7456 7890</phone>
<fax>020 7654 3210</fax>
<foaf:homepage rdf:resource="http://www.mysite.com duff url" />
<chefmoz:Hours>24 by 7 mondays & tuesdays</chefmoz:Hours>
</geo:SpatialThing>
</rdf:RDF>