--- experimental/server/XMLReader/XMLPacketMaker.java	2000/11/17 11:07:32	1.10
+++ experimental/server/XMLReader/XMLPacketMaker.java	2000/11/17 14:45:56	1.13
@@ -32,17 +32,29 @@ public class XMLPacketMaker extends HandlerBase {
         try {
 
             // Parse the input
+            
+            xml.trim();
+            
+            //debug stuff
+            byte[] temp = xml.getBytes();
+            System.out.println("String length: "+temp.length+" ");
+            for (int i = 0 ; i < temp.length ; i++){
+                System.out.print((char)temp[i]);
+            }
+            
+            InputSource inputSource = new InputSource(new StringReader(xml));
             SAXParser saxParser = factory.newSAXParser();
-            saxParser.parse(xml, new XMLPacketParser(packet));
+            saxParser.parse(inputSource, new XMLPacketParser(packet));
 
-            // Print out the entire contents of the packet's HashMap.
-            System.out.println("XMLPacket contents: -");
-            packet.printAll();
-
         }
+        //catch (IOException e){
+        //    System.out.println("IOException: "+e);
+        //}
         catch (Throwable t) {
-            System.out.println("The recieved packet did not contain valid XML, so I'm gonna reject it.");
-            //t.printStackTrace ();
+            System.out.println("XMLPacketMaker - I just received an XML packet that did not contain valid XML.");
+            //System.out.println(e);
+            t.printStackTrace();
+            return null;
         }
         
         return packet;