 Meaning of "Top Level Element", Can't validate XHTML1 |
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| PhilOfPerth |
 Feb 27 2007, 07:17 PM
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Hi. I'm trying to validate some pages to XHTML1 Transitional. The page is working and displaying ok but TV says "Only one top-level element is allowed in an XML document". What does this mean and how do I correct it?
Here are the couple of lines of code: <body> <h1 align="center">Discussion Board</h1> <p align="center"> <img alt="parentmeeting" src="pics/parentmeeting.jpg" height="95" width="125"border=0></p> <p>A place to pass on tips, ask questions, and relate experiences. The error points to the <body> tag itself. |
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| Darin McGrew |
Feb 27 2007, 07:23 PM
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WDG Member  Group: Root Admin Posts: 8,365 Joined: 4-August 06 From: Mountain View, CA Member No.: 3 |
Can you provide the URL (address) of a document that demonstrates the problem?
Taking a guess, there is something other than a single head element and a single body element inside your html element. |
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| PhilOfPerth |
Feb 28 2007, 05:54 PM
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This is the code for the whole page. I don't think I've doubled up on anything though:
<head> <title>discussion</title> </head> <body> <h1 align="center">Discussion Board</h1> <p align="center"> <img alt="parentmeeting" src="pics/parentmeeting.jpg" height="95" width="125"border="0"></p> <p>A place to pass on tips, ask questions, ... (etc) <br><br> <table align="center" bgcolor="cyan"border=4 cellspacing=4 cellpadding=4 width="100%"> (several <tr> and <td> entries follow here) </table <br> <p align="center"><a href="mailto:spk1@optusnet.com.au ?subject=Letter for LEFDC website Discussion Board">Post a Letter</a> <img alt="spacercyan " src="pics/spacer.gif" height="1" width="20" /> <a href="map.html">Back to Map</a></p> </body> </html> This post has been edited by PhilOfPerth: Feb 28 2007, 05:58 PM |
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| pandy |
Feb 28 2007, 06:14 PM
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🌟Computer says no🌟 Group: WDG Moderators Posts: 20,730 Joined: 9-August 06 Member No.: 6 |
I don't think the validator says that about the snippet you posted. If you write XHTML I assume you have doctype, for instance. Please provide the URL to the full document instead.
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| Darin McGrew |
Feb 28 2007, 06:17 PM
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WDG Member Group: Root Admin Posts: 8,365 Joined: 4-August 06 From: Mountain View, CA Member No.: 3 |
It could be complaining about the </table that should be changed to </table>
Or maybe it's complaining about the mish-mash of HTML and XHTML syntax. |
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| PhilOfPerth |
Mar 1 2007, 08:00 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: 27-February 07 From: Perth, Western Australia Member No.: 2,049 |
Thanks to both of you; I think Darin was right, it was the "mish-mash" of coding that was causing probs (I'm new to coding!) Works and validates ok now. Well done.
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