[gdal-dev] ogr2ogr explanations for error XML parsing of GML file failed?

[Even Rouault]

Hi Jeroen,

can you type "set" to list environment variables that are defined, both 
in a terminal from QGIS or the Windows prompt, (possibly redirecting to 
file, like "set > env_vars.txt"), and compare the differences

Even

Le 12/01/2026 à 17:06, Jeroen Hovens via gdal-dev a écrit :
>
> Hi,
>
> I use QGIS on Windows10 which comes with GDAL. The latest QGIS LTR 
> (3.40.14) uses GDAL 3.12.1
>
> In QGIS I can open a terminal (browser panel, rightclick a folder and 
> select Open in Terminal) and immediately use ogr2ogr to convert a WFS 
> to a geopackage, because QGIS has altered the path to include the GDAL 
> directory
>
> However, with some WFS services ogr2ogr throws an error. I have no 
> trouble using those WFS services in QGIS.
>
> For instance, this one I can’t convert:
>
> ogr2ogr -f gpkg test.gpkg 
> WFS:"https://service.pdok.nl/kadaster/bestuurlijkegebieden/wfs/v1_0?" 
> Provinciegebied -overwrite -nln provincie_kadaster
>
> But this one I can:
>
> ogr2ogr -f gpkg test2.gpkg 
> WFS:"https://map.data.amsterdam.nl/maps/gebieden" wijk -overwrite -nln 
> amsterdam_wijk
>
> The first WFS is part of a large Dutch open data organization and 
> depending on which WFS  I choose from them I see two different errors:
>
> ERROR 1: XML parsing of GML file failed : no element found at line 27, 
> column 31065   (or different numbers)
>
> Or
>
> ERROR 1: XML parsing of GML file failed : unclosed token at line 555, 
> column 9
>
> I was able to compare a debug on with someone who was able to convert 
> the WFS to a gpkg and this part was surely different
>
> VSICURL: Read attempt beyond end of file
>
> VSICURL: Read attempt beyond end of file
>
> After this, the error appeared.
>
> To make things more complicated:
>
> When I open a Windows Prompt (terminal) and set a path to the GDAL 
> directory in QGIS using set PATH=%PATH%;C:\Program Files\QGIS 3.40.14\bin
>
> I can also use ogr2ogr.
>
> Interestingly, now I can convert both WFS datasets to gpkg.
>
> What could be different with the QGIS Terminal setting from a Windows 
> Prompt setting with the path set that would explain the errors?
>
> What might be different in both WFS services that triggers these errors?
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Jeroen Hovens
>
>
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