Keep the following important points in mind when using XML as a data source:

• XML nodes are case sensitive.

• Valid XML displays properly in browsers. If it works properly in a browser, it should work properly for Spry.

• You must wrap special characters in CDATA.

• You must deliver XML documents as text/xml or application/xml documents.

• The encoding declared in the XML source file should be the same as the encoding for the HTML page.

• The XML source must reside on the same domain as the Spry page.

• The XML can come from an XML file or a dynamic page that generates XML.