[fpc-pascal] Patch: new XML export for FCL-DB readyforinclusion, issue 19790 - includes Delphi Clientdataset

[Ludo Brands]

> 
> >>> - when a string field contains the > character, the row is not 
> >>> imported but the previous one is duplicated.
> >> Strange, shouldn't this be handled by the XML export code?
> >
> > Debugged xmlwrite.pp. In DelphiClientDataset, values are 
> sent out as 
> > attributes of ROW. Line 133 in xmlwrite.pp specifies special 
> > characters for attributes as AttrSpecialChars = ['<', '"', '&', #9, 
> > #10, #13]; It doesn't include '>'. Is delphi violating the 
> rules or is 
> > xmlwrite.pp too conservative, I don't know. Adding '>' to 
> > AttrSpecialChars seems to be a save solution. Another issue in 
> > bugtracker?
> 
> Yes, and please assign it to sergei gorelkin.
> 

Do you have any indication if it is actually a bug to not consider '>' as a
special character? I googled a bit but only found contradicting info.
Question of correctly tagging it as feature request or bug.
Didn't know a "reporter" could assign issues to somebody.

Ludo

> Michael.