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Problem Statement

This article explains how to handle the error mentioned in the succeeding section. When a file is uploaded through Attachment Table macro to display its contents by using the app: Advanced Tables for Confluence, an error occurs if filename is having an apostrophe.

Error Message 

com.ctc.wstx.exc.WstxLazyException Unexpected character '=' (code 61); expected a semi-colon after the reference for entity 'modificationDate'.

Environment

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Here are the characters that are allowed / & not allowed in the filename:

Solution

Please follow the below steps to overcome the issue. To resolve the issue:

1. If the file name contains a special character i.e. an apostrophe ( ' ), remove the character it and save the file.
2. Upload the file using the macro, Attachment table by using Attachment Table macro.
3. You can view the File file contents on the confluence page.

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