was missing between attribute value and name of next attribute, according to API docs ( http://woodstox.codehaus.org/3.2.9/javadoc/com/ctc/wstx/exc/WstxUnexpectedCharException.html ). This simply means that you’re receiving an ill-formed SOAP XML as response. You need to check the SOAP response construction logic/code at the other end you’re communicating to. Share this: Email Print Digg StumbleUpon