w3c validation help. 5/7 pages done

[goldplating1]

Hi all,
Just wondering if anyone can help with these last 3 errors. I have got it down from 58 to 3 and am now stuck. I need an expert on the job.
Please help.

Error Line 142 column 40[/color]: document type does not allow element "FORM" here; missing one of "APPLET", "OBJECT", "MAP", "IFRAME" start-tag.

The mentioned element is not allowed to appear in the context in which you've placed it; the other mentioned elements are the only ones that are both allowed there and can contain the element mentioned. This might mean that you need a containing element, or possibly that you've forgotten to close a previous element.

One possible cause for this message is that you have attempted to put a block-level element (such as "

" or "

") inside an inline element (such as "", "", or "").

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Error Line 144 column 6: end tag for "FORM" omitted, but its declaration does not permit this.
You forgot to close a tag, or
you used something inside this tag that was not allowed, and the validator is complaining that the tag should be closed before such content can be allowed.
The next message, "start tag was here" points to the particular instance of the tag in question); the positional indicator points to where the validator expected you to close the tag.

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Info Line 142 column 0: start tag was here.
Error Line 166 column 102: end tag for element "FORM" which is not open.
...c; background-color: #ffffff;">The Validator found an end tag for the above element, but that element is not currently open. This is often caused by a leftover end tag from an element that was removed during editing, or by an implicitly closed element (if you have an error related to an element being used where it is not allowed, this is almost certainly the case). In the latter case this error will disappear as soon as you fix the original problem.

If this error occured in a script section of your document, you should probably read this FAQ entry.

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Many thanks
Lee/Tracy

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Last edited by goldplating1; 30-06-2007 at 06:51 PM. Reason: i have achieved my mission

[Toon]

Can you post the site it's easier to see

[Mack]

Remove the font tag on line 141, give the form a class name and define the font properties within that class in your css.

Actually looking at your errors, all can be solved by moving your styles contained on the elements within your markup, assigning id's and class's and doing your font specs from within a CSS file.

[goldplating1]

Hi Mack,
Sorry mate that is all double dutch to me. I haven't got a css style sheet.
I have managed to validate 5 pages out of 7 as they was easy errors. But on the last 2 pages i now have 2 errors on 1 page and 52 errors on the other page. I would love to be able to validate the full website. It's just something i would like to achieve.
Hope you can help
Many Thanks
Lee/Tracy

[goldplating1]

Hi mack,
Removed that font tag and it has now got 2 errors on line 141 only. Come on mate we can do it. With your brains and my typing we will achieve this little mission. lol

[Mack]

Cause:

A closing tag is missing before the opening of another tag . This is probably due to a implicit close of the tag due to the opening of the tag.
Example:

There are 2 types of tags in the body of a HTML file, inline and block tags. In the following sample, the tag is an inline tag defined as containing only inline tags. But the

tag is a block tag. So, - a

tag can not be contained in a tag. - when seeing a

tag the font tag is implicitely closed.
Good

abc

Good

abc

Good

abc

Good

abc

A tag should be contained in a

tag and not the opposite. Also, a better way to define the graphical look of a HTML page is to use Cascaded Style Sheet and use HTML only for the content.
Solution:

Move inline tags into block elements.
References:

* HTML specification: The global structure of an HTML document