Generating XML from Database using XSQL

Hi ,
I have been using Reports as an intermidiate to generate XML (by giving concurrent program o/p type as XML). Now, i want it to be done from SQL or PL/SQL. I am able to achieve this using XSQL functions. I placed the SQL in a .sql file and registered it as a concurrent program. It was giving me XML output.
I have two problems here.
1. How can i know whether i have generated valid xml or not?
2. When i am linking this concurrent program to XML Publisher, publisher is not able to read thie output from the concurrent prograam. It is erroring out. Why?
Thanks
sap

Save the XML file - try to open it with IE and/or Firefox.
If that doesn't work you know already something is wrong.
You may try to cut&paste it into notepad and save as UTF-8.
Then try it out with the Template Builder for Wrod.
If you can't figure it out and run the report with a SMALL dataset six (ie. 1)
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