XML CDATA save error with a Form

[DerekGary]

When I try to save a form I get the following error:
Error during save: Cannot have ']]>' inside an XML CDATA block.

The code snippet is:

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$rbParamString = ""
if ($rbParameters -ne $null) {
   
   # Format the param string from the Parameters hashtable
   $rbParamString = "<d:Parameters><![CDATA[<Data>"
   foreach ($p in $rbParameters.GetEnumerator())
   {
      #$rbParamString = -join ($rbParamString,"<Parameter><ID>{",$p.key,"}</ID><Value>",$p.value,"</Value></Parameter>")         
      $rbParamString = -join ($rbParamString,"<Parameter><ID>{",$p.key,"}</ID><Value>",$p.value,"</Value></Parameter>")
   }
   $rbParamString += "</Data>]]></d:Parameters>"
}

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I am using the MSDN code to trigger an Orchestrator Runbook with PowerShell: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh921685.aspx

I am able to run the same code from a .ps1 script with PowerShell studio. So my current workaround is that I have a seperate .ps1 script that is called by the Form to run the needed code. Of course, I would prefer to have the entire code in the form.

[davidc]

Unfortunately this is an XML issue. The Code is saved in a CDATA block which does not support any instance of "]]>" because it is a delimiter that signifies the end of the CDATA block.

The way around this is to split the "]]>" string.

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$rbParamString += "</Data>]"
$rbParamString += "]></d:Parameters>"

David