problem with XML encoding

[Ma...@VerizonWireless.com]

We are using Xerces SAX parser to parse the incoming XML. In some cases the
XML is formed with characters that were copied and pasted from MS Word
document. It seems that the character set should be "windows-1252" in this
case.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

If such an XML is parsed with "utf-8" encoding, Internet Explorer and out
application give the same error message that there is an invalid character
encountered.  When this XML is parsed with "windows-1252" IE is able to
display it properly, but our application does not. The character set in out
application is set to 1252.

Why are we not able to display the characters properly? Does anybody know
the solution to this?

Attached is the sample XML file, and a word document with screen shots of
the problem in our application.

 
Thanks,
Marina
908 607 8580

 
 
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