xref not working--weird symptoms

[Zanderxo]

We create PDF outputs that have practice topics, with associated solution topics in an appendix. We use MadCap:xref to create mutual links between these topics.
All has been fine until now, when we have a weird issue with one set of mutual xrefs: in the Insert Cross-Reference dialog, when I select one particular solution html topic as the link target, the XRef Format (Preview below) shows the correct xref template ("For the solution to this practice, see "{paratext}" on page {page}."), and the preview shows it correctly filled-in, but with an unexpected appendage: the entire contents of the target html topic, from its xref tag (also correctly filled-in) to the end of the document. This appendage also appears in the PDF output. For the life of me, I cannot see that this practice/solution html pair is any different, tag wise, from any of the other pairs that behave correctly.

Anyone else encounter this. Clues?

[Zanderxo]

The resolution: the target solution html file had an errant period character, which, when removed, resolved the issue.

FlareIssue.png

[Nita Beck]

Thank you for posting your solution to your own problem, instead of deleting the whole post. This info will help a fellow Flare-head someday.

[magval]

I had the same problem in Flare2017.

It was also a problem in the target of the Cross-reference :
a SnippetBlock was not in a paragraph.

Before :
<p class="img"><img src="../Resources/Images/Control_Cabinet/MainOperatingPanel.jpg" /></p>
<MadCap:snippetBlock src="../Resources/Snippets/Following Table.flsnp" />
<table style="width: 100%;mc-table-style: url('../Resources/TableStyles/La...
After :
<p class="img">
<img src="../Resources/Images/Control_Cabinet/PowerControlPanel.png" /></p>
<p><MadCap:snippetBlock src="../Resources/Snippets/Following Table.flsnp" /></p>
<table style="width: 100%;mc-table-style:....

[magval]

After contacting the Help desk, my problem was caused by using a condition tag inside the header (like <h1>bla <condition1>blah</condition1><condition2>blas</condition2></h1>).
a bug report was opened on the problem.