Errors Validating my XHTML

rmb · 04-15-2009, 05:19 AM

I have just validated my home page, which came up with 27 errors.

http://www.stereofx.net/index.htm

Most of the errors come from the Flash music player which the code was automatically generated - I don't know anything about Flash yet...

Other errors are XML parsing errors which I have no idea why they are errors.

Any help will be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance.

**jamiemac2005** · 04-16-2009, 03:03 PM

Hey to cut down a few of those errors to start you need to change:

Code:

<link rel="icon" href="http://www.stereofx.net/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon">
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon">

to

Code:

<link rel="icon" href="http://www.stereofx.net/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" />
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" />

and

Code:

<embed src="http://www.junodownload.com/flash/portable/" FlashVars="branding=download&amp;playlist_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.junodownload.com%2Fplaylists%2Fdynamic%2Flabel%2FStereo%252BFX%2Fnewest%2F100.xspf&amp;tracks_only=1" width="460" height="280" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" /></embed>

to

Code:

<embed src="http://www.junodownload.com/flash/portable/" flashvars="branding=download&amp;playlist_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.junodownload.com%2Fplaylists%2Fdynamic%2Flabel%2FStereo%252BFX%2Fnewest%2F100.xspf&amp;tracks_only=1" width="460" height="280" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" /></embed>

Then go through your page looking for any elements that are unended (like the links). Or any attributes that have uppercase characters in there (like "FlashVars"). And change them.

Do that, re-validate and we'll keep on going =]

Cheers,
Jamey

rmb · 04-21-2009, 06:14 AM

Thanks for your help on fixing some of those errors. I managed to get rid of those particular errors, then when I re-validated I got something like 72 errors. So I decided to re-design my home page, which is now looking like 20 times better, only I have now got 99 errors and a problem with my flash video player which brings me to 2 questions:

1. I have inserted a Flash Video (via dreamweaver's 'insert flash video option) and does not show when I go into my site.

- http://stereofx.net (will show a blank white space)

- screenshot - http://www.stereofx.net/images/screenshot.jpg

The screenshot displays what the page should look like.

I have searched this problem and found a server related problem which does not recognize .flv files - my server host claims the problem is not on their side...

Any idea's what is causing this???

2. Most of the errors when I validate the page come from the javascript (which never came up before). All my pages on my site have that same javascript code which make the buttons work etc. Is there a way I can cut the javascript from all the pages on the site, paste it in to 1 html file and just link it up to all the webpages? - Like CSS?

Thx!

**jamiemac2005** · 04-21-2009, 08:58 AM

Hey, the reason your video player is not showing up is because you have not uploaded (to your webserver/host/whatever) the file "Scripts/AC_RunActiveContent.js". Or you've uploaded it to a different place, the way to fix this is upload "Scripts/AC_RunActiveContent.js" to "http://stereofx.net/Scripts/AC_RunActiveContent.js"...

AS for the javascript errors, i can't find the cause myself because dreamweaver's JS is messy. I'll take a look over it when i can. But the way to have one script file across many pages is:
1) move the code between the two script tags into a ".js" ending file.
2) Upload the .js file somewhere
3) change the script tags to:

HTML Code:

<script language="javascript" src="yourscriptfile.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

Cheers,
Jamey

rmb · 04-21-2009, 04:19 PM

I completly missed those script files! Thanks, I owe you one! :)

I'm going to attempt to move the javascript to 1 .js file. You'll hear from me if I go wrong.

Thanks again!

**jamiemac2005** · 04-21-2009, 04:55 PM

Good luck =]

Cheers,
Jamey

04-15-2009, 05:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
rmb Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 43 OS: Windows XP Pro Service Pack 2	Errors Validating my XHTML I have just validated my home page, which came up with 27 errors. http://www.stereofx.net/index.htm Most of the errors come from the Flash music player which the code was automatically generated - I don't know anything about Flash yet... Other errors are XML parsing errors which I have no idea why they are errors. Any help will be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance.

04-21-2009, 06:14 AM	#3 (permalink)
rmb Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 43 OS: Windows XP Pro Service Pack 2	Re: Errors Validating my XHTML Thanks for your help on fixing some of those errors. I managed to get rid of those particular errors, then when I re-validated I got something like 72 errors. So I decided to re-design my home page, which is now looking like 20 times better, only I have now got 99 errors and a problem with my flash video player which brings me to 2 questions: 1. I have inserted a Flash Video (via dreamweaver's 'insert flash video option) and does not show when I go into my site. - http://stereofx.net (will show a blank white space) - screenshot - http://www.stereofx.net/images/screenshot.jpg The screenshot displays what the page should look like. I have searched this problem and found a server related problem which does not recognize .flv files - my server host claims the problem is not on their side... Any idea's what is causing this??? 2. Most of the errors when I validate the page come from the javascript (which never came up before). All my pages on my site have that same javascript code which make the buttons work etc. Is there a way I can cut the javascript from all the pages on the site, paste it in to 1 html file and just link it up to all the webpages? - Like CSS? Thx!

04-21-2009, 08:58 AM	#4 (permalink)
jamiemac2005 Design Team Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Coventry, UK Posts: 1,879 OS: Vista, various linux distros	Re: Errors Validating my XHTML Hey, the reason your video player is not showing up is because you have not uploaded (to your webserver/host/whatever) the file "Scripts/AC_RunActiveContent.js". Or you've uploaded it to a different place, the way to fix this is upload "Scripts/AC_RunActiveContent.js" to "http://stereofx.net/Scripts/AC_RunActiveContent.js"... AS for the javascript errors, i can't find the cause myself because dreamweaver's JS is messy. I'll take a look over it when i can. But the way to have one script file across many pages is: 1) move the code between the two script tags into a ".js" ending file. 2) Upload the .js file somewhere 3) change the script tags to: HTML Code: <script language="javascript" src="yourscriptfile.js" type="text/javascript"></script> Cheers, Jamey __________________ Myspace

04-21-2009, 04:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
rmb Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 43 OS: Windows XP Pro Service Pack 2	Re: Errors Validating my XHTML I completly missed those script files! Thanks, I owe you one! :) I'm going to attempt to move the javascript to 1 .js file. You'll hear from me if I go wrong. Thanks again! Last edited by rmb; 04-21-2009 at 04:21 PM.

04-21-2009, 04:55 PM	#6 (permalink)
jamiemac2005 Design Team Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Coventry, UK Posts: 1,879 OS: Vista, various linux distros	Re: Errors Validating my XHTML Good luck =] Cheers, Jamey __________________ Myspace