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How to format XML and read a parse error

A feed or a config will not parse. Format it on XML Formatter.

Formatted XML is well-formed. The first error is the first break, and an XSD is not applied.
Formatted XML is well-formed, the first error is the first break, and an XSD is not applied.

What to run

Open XML Formatter. It stays in the browser.

How to read the result

Formatted output means well-formed.

The error is the first well-formedness break: unclosed tag, bare &, or mismatched close.

The page does not validate against an XSD.

What to open next

Open HTML Escape if you are about to paste the XML into HTML. It stays in the browser.

Open Find and Replace for a repeated bad character, then re-parse. It stays in the browser.