Problem with including some links in valid XHTML 1.1

[toast]

Hello,

I'd like to get the following link into one of my web pages:
http://www.acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?p=dict&String=exact&Acronym=USW

The problem is, the W3C validator won't allow me to include this link in my XHTML 1.1 page. How can I do please ? Any idea ?

 

[bootedbear]

What's it complaining about? The anchor tag is perfectly valid in xhtml 1.1 (you DID remember to self-close the tag, right?)

bear

 

[Arden]

Write this:

<script language="Javascript">
<!--

document.write('<a href=http://www.acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?p=dict&String=exact&Acronym=USW'>Link Text Here</a>');

// -->
</script>

 

[toast]

No it's not, bear. Try to validate a page with this link, and you're dead.

Arden's solution works but it's a pain in the butt when you have too much links. So I looked at the XHTML 1.1 REC and it says the & must be converted in &, the normal ampersand coding, even in links.

So my link should be http://www.acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?p=dict&String=exact&Acronym=USW to work.

 

[goynang]

yep, &'s need to be written as..

& a m p ;

(spaces added so it doesn't just display as a &)

You need to do this where ever they appear - not just in URLs.

See...

http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/guidelines.html#C_12

 

[bootedbear]

Doh! I was looking the format of everything but the URL itself.

egg,
bear