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September 03, 2009, 07:28:55 PM
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Hey, :)

How r u guys?
I am new to blogging...
Just wanna make a new template for my blog and i have already made an account on blogger.com
The problem is i download templates for blog and of course they are made in XML but when i open it in Internet Explorer or XML editor "Altova XMLSpy" it gives me error that the document is invalid and...

<html expr:dir='data:blog.languageDirection' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml' xmlns:b='http://www.google.com/2005/gml/b' xmlns:data='http://www.google.com/2005/gml/data' xmlns:expr='http://www.google.com/2005/gml/expr'>

Error is :.xml is not valid.
Element 'html' has no declaration for an attribute named 'expr:dir'.
Error location: html / @expr:dir
Details
VC: Attribute Value Type: Element 'html' has no declaration for an attribute named 'expr:dir'.

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Tell me what is this  :-[ and how i can edit my blog templates and can view their GUI in editor.

Thanks :)
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September 04, 2009, 02:46:19 PM
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Hey Guys,

Let me restate my previous post.

In fact i want to know how to view downloaded template; whenever i open the downloaded template in internet explorer or use Wamp server to view the template it gives me the following error

The XML page cannot be displayed
Cannot view XML input using style sheet. Please correct the error and then click the Refresh button, or try again later.


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The server did not understand the request, or the request was invalid. Error processing resource 'http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtm...


Please let me know how to resolve the problem.

ThaNks
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September 07, 2009, 08:36:19 PM
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This is my third post; still i didn't get any reply....Can anyone tell me is there something wrong with my post? Plz let me know if someone knows the answer of the problem i have quoted in my last post; i assume there are so many experienced blogger on this forum so there must be some hope. ThAnks
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September 07, 2009, 09:47:27 PM
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Hi babyblogger and welcome to BloggerForum. I'm far from an expert on Blogger (I'm into WordPress) but I assume it has to do with the fact that Blogger uses XML files for templates. XML files, at least the type Blogger uses, are not meant to be opened in a browser. They contain data which interacts with Blogger's software in the backend to produce certain results, the outputted XHTML of which is sent to your browser.

With respect to using WAMP it is the same thing. An XML file is not created with a scripting language that can execute with a program like WAMP the way a PHP file can.
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September 08, 2009, 02:40:14 AM
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Thanks Apophis; it really clear the confusion why i am unable to view xml templates in browser and wamp and also Altova XMLSpy.

Hummm but i wonder how do people edit blogger templates then; actually i don't want to use a copied template that is just download and then upload on blog i want to modify it. So lets c if i can find a solution to this problem coz i really want to start my blog as soon as possible... :)
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September 10, 2009, 06:03:36 AM
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I use blogspot as well...and I can NEVER open my saved temp if i backup when i make changes...so what i do is copy and paste the whole blogger temp code then email it to myself...thats all the advice i can offer
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September 11, 2009, 05:11:53 AM
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@ georgienba & Thur:

Thanks to u guys........i got ur points.......no doubt they are useful enough.........i will try my best...... :)
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