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Problem escaping & in URLs

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Problem escaping & in URLs sgbotsford 5/9/12 9:17 PM I have read the FAQs and checked for similar issues:  My site's URL (web address) is:  http://sherwoods-forests.com I get a parsing error when testing my site map when it hits the following URL: This is about 760 lines into the file.  It's the LOC
Re: Problem escaping & in URLs KORPG Kevin 5/9/12 9:22 PM Have you tried submitting the sitemap without the ascii code for the ampersand? Basically: <loc>http://Sherwoods-Forests.com/Home/Services/Table_&_Patio_Trees.html</loc>
Problem escaping & in URLs cristina 5/10/12 1:54 AM Is your sitemap at /sitenap.xml ? It looks OK to me and &amp; is the correct way to escape the ampersand character. Did you change the sitemap? Could this be an older, cached error from a previous version? Try testing it again in a few hours.
Re: Problem escaping & in URLs sgbotsford 5/10/12 11:11 AM Yes.  That doesn't work.  Same error.  Same line. Exact text is: # TypeIssueDescriptionIssues countExampleLineDetected1ErrorsParsing errorWe were unable to read your Sitemap. It may contain an entry we are unable to recognize. Please validate your
Re: Problem escaping & in URLs sgbotsford 5/13/12 5:37 AM /sitemap.xml is the current version. The errors arise when I go to Webmaster tools and submit the map for test.  It borks at line 706 The test function claims that the map is 'detected and today's date.  Last mod of the sitemap was yesterday. I'm