the name in the end tag of the element must match the element type in the start tag error

Anonymous
2010-10-28T11:18:41+00:00

I too am having the problem many people seem to be having on this forum. I have created a fairly large and important document which includes a lot of maths equations and some graphics. Now every time I try to open it it says there is an error with a mismatch between the start and end tags. I have never worked with XML but have tried to find what feels like a needle in a haystack and can't really see how to proceed. Is there any chance you could help? I have uploaded the document to:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/0ecfpu

Many thanks,

Andrew

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | Windows

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Anonymous
2010-11-01T19:04:17+00:00

Hi Andrew,

The fixed file is at http://www.wordarticles.com/temp/AH%20Statistics%201%20Notes%20-%20Outcome%202.docx

To try to answer your questions:

There is no easy way to do it in Notepad - I generally use Visual Studio; Yves Dhondt - the only other person here, AFAIK, who fixes these documents - has some tool he wrote himself. It isn't very difficult but there is no guarantee of what you will find when you look. Usually - and I'm sure you're right - it happens when equations and graphics are together and an oMath end tag, and perhaps part of the equation it ends, gets misplaced within a structure that is meant to enable the equation be correctly displayed in earlier versions of Word that do not support the new equation engine.

The structure should be:

<mc:AlternateContent>

<mc:Choice>

<m:oMath>

Start of equation

End of equation

</m:oMath>

<mc:Choice>

<mc:Fallback>

Probably some graphics

</mc:Fallback>

</AlternateContent>

but ends up as:

<mc:AlternateContent>

<mc:Choice>

<m:oMath>

Start of equation

<mc:Choice>

<mc:Fallback>

Probably some graphics

</mc:Fallback> </AlternateContent>

End of equation

</m:oMath>

This is a bug so nothing is for certain, and I don't know what circumstances trigger it, or what you can do to avoid it. I also don't know if Microsoft are working on it, although I have informed them and they have replied that 'it has been passed to the appropriate team' or some such.

For my own amusement I am working on an AddIn that will attempt to mend these documents but I don't know how well it will work, yet.

Enjoy,

Tony

www.WordArticles.com

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  1. Anonymous
    2011-01-17T20:07:42+00:00

    Hello,

    i wrote a document with lots of formulas...

    Then I had the same problem ("start- end tag mismatch....").

    At first I tried same to solve the problem, but it didn't work.

    This is a very important document and so i need the help of somebody PLEASE.

    You can download my file here:

    http://www.ff-unterwolfsbach.at/PRRU_V_Skriptum.docx

    Thank you very much.

    (I'm from Austria, sry for my bad English)

    Greets

    Michael

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  2. Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 323.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2011-01-04T11:13:36+00:00

    I understand from your later post that you have been able to repair the document.  Please advise if that is not the case.

    -- Hope this helps.

    Doug Robbins - Word MVP,

    dkr[atsymbol]mvps[dot]org

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    "WingPrince" wrote in message news:*** Email address is removed for privacy ***...

    End tag of element error, and I have try Rebuilder,but after replace the document.xml

    Word stop working and the rebuild file can not be opened it is much less than theoriginal one.

    does Rebuilder make Word stop working ？

    This is a Chinese document , is it the problem ?

    here is the file

    http://www.sendspace.com/file/rax6z3

    someone could help me?

    Thank U so much.

    Doug Robbins - Word MVP dkr[atsymbol]mvps[dot]org

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  3. Anonymous
    2011-01-04T08:03:51+00:00

    I have solve it by using notepad and your method thank you！

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