XML - Child Node value not retrieved correctly

[<SRamanujan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I am trying to read an XML document into an ile rpg.  I am getting all
the information correctly as far as the tag elements are concerned. But
when I come to the value portion, I get 1st char as garbage.  My code is
as follows:

IF        child = Qxml_HASCHILD                 
* Get the pointer if there is a child node
EVAL      ChlNodLst@ =                          
          QxmlDOM_Node_getChildNodes(NodLstPtr@)
EVAL      Nodeptr@ = QxmlDOM_Node_getFirstChild 
                     (NodLstPtr@)              
* Get the value of the child node              
EVAL      Domstrptr@ = QxmlDOM_Node_getNodeValue
                       (Nodeptr@)               
EVAL      childVal  = %str(                     
          QxmlDOMString_transcode(Domstrptr@))  

I think the DomStrprt@ is incorrect for some reason.  My xml document
looks something like this:
<?xml version="1.0" ?> 
- <Price>
  <Currency1>USD</Currency2> 
  <Currency2>GBP</Currency2>
  </Price>
The value of Currency1 element comes as '#USD' when moved to my field I
get '#US'.  In case of numeric field, this throws a decimal data error
of course.

Can you tell me what I am doing wrong here?

TIA,
Sudha

Sudha Ramanujan
SunGard Futures Systems
sramanujan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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