[SOLVED] xml parsing error -- invalid character

[simon551]

This is the actual error the browser is feeding me:

 

XML Parsing Error: not well-formed

Location: http://localhost/vtmorg/Admin/New%20Folder/get_contracts.php

Line Number 20, Column 16: <Division>M&L</Division>

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I think it has to do with the "M&L" having an & sign in it? Is there a way around this while still keeping the & sign? I'm unable to to this so far. I tried this:

        $row['Division'] = str_replace("&", " - ", $row['Division']);

which works, but then I lose the printed "&" which I kind of need. I guess this is a regex thing but again I don't know how to do it.

[redarrow]

 

works fine dont get what u mean sorry?.

<?php

$words=" hi there i am red&arrow";

$example = str_replace("&", " - ", $words);

echo $example;

?>

[simon551]

thanks. I understand that. I'm trying to do *something else*

 

did you read my post redarrow? I need to be able to print the & sign but the xml parser isn't allowing it...

[redarrow]

 

http://www.w3schools.com/xml/

 

go over xml agin it ur formating sorry dont use xml ok.

 

can try a backslash then \&