org.xml.sax.SAXParseException: Content is not allowed in prolog

Question

I have a Java based web service client connected to Java web service (implemented on the Axis1 framework).

I am getting following exception in my log file:

Answer 1

I followed the instructions found here and i got the same error.

I tried several things to solve it (ie changing the encoding, typing the XML file rather than copy-pasting it ect) in Notepad and XML Notepad but nothing worked.

The problem got solved when I edited and saved my XML file in Notepad++ (encoding --> utf-8 without BOM)