# \[F8\] XPath not recognizing "." character in node path

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-xpath-not-recognizing-character-in-node-path/196353>\
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**Created:** [August 7, 2006, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-xpath-not-recognizing-character-in-node-path/196353 "2006-08-07T20:49:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 7, 2006, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-xpath-not-recognizing-character-in-node-path/196353/1 "2006-08-07T20:49:12Z")

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I’m trying to create a tool that reads data in from a XML document. I’ve got the thing humming, generally working fine, but I’ve run into a specific problem when the path to a node includes a “.”  
Below are two examples, one that is not a problem and one that is:

Not a problem:  
GROUP[@TYPE=W44]/WSHAPE[@EDISTANDARD=W44X335]  
Problem:  
GROUP[@TYPE=M12]/MSHAPE[@EDISTANDARD=M12X10.8]

Notice the “.” in 10.8 in the path, which seems to be screwing everything up. Is there a work-around for this? This is the correct path to the node, and in all cases where the path doesn’t have a period the thing works fine.

Any thoughts greatly appreciated.