[XERCESJ-747] Can't open XML files with URI reserved characters

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Resolution: Incomplete
• Affects Version/s: 2.4.0
• Component/s: JAXP (javax.xml.parsers)
• Environment: Operating System: Windows NT/2K; Platform: PC
• Bugzilla Id: 20715
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Matthew Good
• Created: 13/Jun/03 00:08
• Updated: 16/Feb/11 23:56
• Resolved: 13/Apr/04 01:35

Description

Using a SAXParser.parse function that takes an input file of type java.io.File
some files with valid Windows file names can't be opened. In particular, if
there is a # in the file name like: File#2.xml.

A related issue is the parse functions that take an input of type String which
is to contain a URI. In that case, it accepts the # if it is escaped with a %
but it doesn't convert +'s to spaces as the java.net.URLEncoder class does. (By
the way, a + is valid in a file name, so there's really no solution to this
second issue. Just fix the first one (java.io.File) and I'll be happy)

As a result of these two things, there is no parse command that will accept all
valid MS Windows file names.