HTML validation errors of Javascript

Are these "real" errors?

[keithmessinger]

Hello to all,
The website seems to work fine. The javascripts are from outside sources (Pay Pal and NewsTrove) and when validating html, only these show as errors.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://example.com/cgi-bin/newsfeed.js?
search=keywords+here&publisher_rank=500&title=News on Stuff&max_results=10
&heading_font=ARIAL,HELVETICA&heading_size=2&heading_color=Red
&text_font=ARIAL,HELVETICA&text_size=1&text_color=BLACK&new_window=yes">
</script>
and from Pay Pal
value="-----BEGIN PKCS7-----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-----END PKCS7-----
"> (only the encrypted is highlighted as an error)

So, are these "real" errors? I have no reports of problems but we don't have a lot of visits yet.

Regards,
Keith Messinger

[edited by: Woz at 2:47 am (utc) on Mar. 4, 2004]
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[korkus2000]

I am guessing maybe invalid characters for the encryption stuff. Not sure about the js call. Maybe it doesn't like parameters in the url.

[pageoneresults]

</script> 
and from Pay Pal 
value="-----BEGIN PKCS7----- 

Is there a missing opening

<script>

tag on the PayPal stuff?

Also, those unescaped ampersands will cause errors.

[keithmessinger]

Thanks,
The PayPal error is something I am taking up with them.

The Site "error" is caused by the & and something else I am still looking for.

[edited by: Woz at 2:48 am (utc) on Mar. 4, 2004]

[keithmessinger]

I corrected the Site javascript by making it read
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://Example.com/cgi-bin/newsfeed.js?search=Keywords+Here&amp;publisher_rank=500&amp;title=News on Stuff&amp;max_results=10&amp;heading_font=ARIAL,HELVETICA&amp;heading_size=2&amp;heading_color=Red&amp;text_font=ARIAL,HELVETICA&amp;text_size=1&amp;text_color=BLACK&amp;new_window=yes">

I replaced the & with &amp; and removed a space between .js? and search.

[edited by: Woz at 2:50 am (utc) on Mar. 4, 2004]
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