Java Script and W3C Validation

Problems with a news ticker script and W3C validation

[bid4abook]

I have recently put a news ticker script onto one of my homepages and then went to W3C to validate, using xhtml trans, but I get way too many errors. I had other scripts on the page before this which validated just fine, adsense for example. Anyone out there able to point me in the right direction of a vertical news ticker script that will validate?
Regards b4b.

[Fotiman]

Just put the script into an external file.

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

[astupidname]

using xhtml trans

When using javascripts within an xhtml page, the code should be wrapped in CDATA tags such as:
<script type="text/javascript">
/*<![CDATA[*/

//js code in here

/*]]>*/
</script>

It is not necessary, however, if the script tag is just a link to an external js file. (External is advised, as Fotiman suggests)

[bid4abook]

Thanks very much for pointing out both options, novice that I am neither had occurred to me. Regards John.