Index: mxml-file.c
===================================================================
--- mxml-file.c	(Revision 406)
+++ mxml-file.c	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -1652,6 +1652,17 @@
 
 	*bufptr = '\0';
 
+        if (parent==NULL && first!=NULL)
+	{
+	  /*
+	   * There can only be one root element!
+	   */
+
+	  mxml_error("<%s> cannot be a second root node after <%s>", 
+	             buffer, first->value.element.name);
+          goto error; 		     
+	}
+
 	if ((node = mxmlNewElement(parent, buffer)) == NULL)
 	{
 	 /*
@@ -1709,6 +1720,17 @@
 
 	*bufptr = '\0';
 
+        if (parent==NULL && first!=NULL)
+	{
+	  /*
+	   * There can only be one root element!
+	   */
+
+	  mxml_error("<%s> cannot be a second root node after <%s>", 
+	             buffer, first->value.element.name);
+          goto error; 		     
+	}
+
 	if ((node = mxmlNewElement(parent, buffer)) == NULL)
 	{
 	 /*
@@ -1765,6 +1787,17 @@
 
 	*bufptr = '\0';
 
+        if (parent==NULL && first!=NULL)
+	{
+	  /*
+	   * There can only be one root element!
+	   */
+
+	  mxml_error("<%s> cannot be a second root node after <%s>", 
+	             buffer, first->value.element.name);
+          goto error; 		     
+	}
+
 	if ((node = mxmlNewElement(parent, buffer)) == NULL)
 	{
 	 /*
@@ -1840,6 +1873,17 @@
 
 	*bufptr = '\0';
 
+        if (parent==NULL && first!=NULL)
+	{
+	  /*
+	   * There can only be one root element!
+	   */
+
+	  mxml_error("<%s> cannot be a second root node after <%s>", 
+	             buffer, first->value.element.name);
+          goto error; 		     
+	}
+
 	if ((node = mxmlNewElement(parent, buffer)) == NULL)
 	{
 	 /*
@@ -1920,6 +1964,17 @@
         * Handle open tag...
 	*/
 
+        if (parent==NULL && first!=NULL)
+	{
+	  /*
+	   * There can only be one root element!
+	   */
+
+	  mxml_error("<%s> cannot be a second root node after <%s>", 
+	             buffer, first->value.element.name);
+          goto error; 		     
+	}
+
         if ((node = mxmlNewElement(parent, buffer)) == NULL)
 	{
 	 /*