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sully210
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The tag:"a" is not allowed within: "a"

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I am having real trouble validating this page and I know the answer is simple. It is a stupid question so if those upset you, please ignore this post. I am stumped on what is causing this. I inserted thickbox galleries in accordian panels and keep getting this error: The tag:"a" is not allowed within: "a" It is only allowed within: abbr, acronym, address, applet, b, bdo, big, blockquote, body, caption, center, cite, code, dd, del, dfn, div, dt, em, fieldset,. . ..[XHTML 1.0 Transitional].

The page is here: http://propertyworksnh.com/projects.html

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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">

<head>

	<title>Construction and Property Projects</title>

	<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=utf-8" />

	<meta name="keywords" content="construction,general,contractor,photo,gallery" />	
	<meta name="description" content="View construction and contractor projects in North Conway and the White Mountains" />
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	<link rel="stylesheet" href="flash-xhtml/flash-xhtml/stylesheets/style.css" type="text/css" />
	
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<script src="flash-xhtml/Scripts/swfobject_modified.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="flash-xhtml/Scripts/jquery-latest.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="flash-xhtml/SpryAssets/SpryAccordion.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="../Scripts/jquery-latest.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="scripts/thickbox.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="../Scripts/jquery-latest.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="../Scripts/jquery-latest.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<link href="flash-xhtml/SpryAssets/SpryAccordion.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<link href="css/thickbox.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
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<body>

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		    <param name="movie" value="flash/header_projects.swf" />
		    <param name="quality" value="high" />
		    <param name="wmode" value="opaque" />
		    <param name="swfversion" value="9.0.45.0" />
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		    <param name="expressinstall" value="flash-xhtml/Scripts/expressInstall.swf" />
		    <!-- Next object tag is for non-IE browsers. So hide it from IE using IECC. -->
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			<h2><a name="current_project" id="current_project"></a>Our <span>Latest</span></h2>
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            <div id="Accordion1" class="Accordion">
              <div class="AccordionPanel">
                <div class="AccordionPanelTab">
                  <p>Kearsarge Lot Clearing and Utilities Installation</p>
                </div>
                <div class="AccordionPanelContent"><a href="images/slides/kearsarge/site_5.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="thickbox_slide1"><img src="images/slides/kearsarge/site_5_thumb.jpg" width="100" height="75"/></a><a href="images/slides/kearsarge/mini_hoe.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="thickbox_slide1"><img src="images/slides/kearsarge/backhoe_1_thumb.jpg" width="100" height="75"/></a><a href="images/slides/kearsarge/mini_hoe.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="thickbox_slide1"><img src="images/slides/kearsarge/backhoe_1_thumb.jpg" width="100" height="75"/><img src="images/slides/kearsarge/site_3_thumb.jpg" width="100" height="75"/></a><a href="images/slides/kearsarge/footer_empty.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="thickbox_slide1"><img src="images/slides/kearsarge/footer_empty_thumb.jpg" width="100" height="75"/></a><a href="images/slides/kearsarge/prep_truck.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="thickbox_slide1"><img src="images/slides/kearsarge/prep_truck_thumb.jpg" width="100" height="75"/></a><a href="images/slides/kearsarge/dennis_1.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="thickbox_slide1"><img src="images/slides/kearsarge/dennis_1_thumb.jpg" width="100" height="75"/></a><a href="images/slides/kearsarge/duo.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="thickbox_slide1"><img src="images/slides/kearsarge/duo_thumb.jpg" width="100" height="75"/></a><a href="images/slides/kearsarge/poured_long.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="thickbox_slide1"><img src="images/slides/kearsarge/poured_long_thumb.jpg" width="100" height="75"/></a><a href="images/slides/kearsarge/truck.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="thickbox_slide1"></a><a href="images/slides/kearsarge/truck.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="thickbox_slide1"><img src="images/slides/kearsarge/truck_thumb.jpg" width="100" height="75"/></a></div>
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              <div class="AccordionPanel">
                <div class="AccordionPanelTab">Victoria Lane Chalet Roof & Remodel</div>
                <div class="AccordionPanelContent"><a href="images/slides/victoria/s-01.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="thickbox_slide2"><img src="images/slides/victoria/s-01-thumb.jpg" alt="construction remodel" width="100" height="75"/></a><a href="images/slides/victoria/s-02.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="thickbox_slide2"><img src="images/slides/victoria/s-02-thumb.jpg" width="100" height="75"/></a><a href="images/slides/victoria/s-03.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="thickbox_slide2"><img src="images/slides/victoria/s-03-thumb.jpg" width="100" height="75"/></a><a href="images/slides/victoria/s-04.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="thickbox_slide2"><img src="images/slides/victoria/s-04-thumb.jpg" width="100" height="75"/></a><a href="images/slides/victoria/s-05.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="thickbox_slide2"><img src="images/slides/victoria/s-05-thumb.jpg" width="100" height="75"/></a><a href="images/slides/victoria/s-06.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="thickbox_slide2"><a href="images/slides/trailside/split_2.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="thickbox_slide2"><img src="images/slides/victoria/s-06-thumb.jpg" width="100" height="75"/></a><a href="images/slides/victoria/s-07.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="thickbox_slide2"><img src="images/slides/victoria/s-07-thumb.jpg" width="100" height="75"/></a><a href="images/slides/victoria/s-08.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="thickbox_slide2"><img src="images/slides/victoria/s-08-thumb.jpg" width="100" height="75"/></a><a href="images/slides/victoria/s-09.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="thickbox_slide2"><img src="images/slides/victoria/s-09-thumb.jpg" width="100" height="75"/></a><a href="images/slides/victoria/s-10.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="thickbox_slide2"><img src="images/slides/victoria/s-10-thumb.jpg" width="100" height="75"/></a><a href="images/slides/victoria/s-11.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="thickbox_slide2"><img src="images/slides/victoria/s-11-thumb.jpg" width="100" height="75"/></a><a href="images/slides/victoria/s-12.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="thickbox_slide2"><img src="images/slides/victoria/s-12-thumb.jpg" width="100" height="75"/></a><a href="images/slides/victoria/s-13.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="thickbox_slide2"><img src="images/slides/victoria/s-13-thumb.jpg" width="100" height="75"/></a><a href="images/slides/victoria/s-14.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="thickbox_slide2"><img src="images/slides/victoria/s-14-thumb.jpg" width="100" height="75"/></a><a href="images/slides/victoria/s-15.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="thickbox_slide2"><img src="images/slides/victoria/s-15-thumb.jpg" width="100" height="75"/></a><a href="images/slides/victoria/s-16.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="thickbox_slide2"><img src="images/slides/victoria/s-16-thumb.jpg" width="100" height="75"/></a><a href="images/slides/victoria/s-17.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="thickbox_slide2"><img src="images/slides/victoria/s-17-thumb.jpg" width="100" height="75"/></a><a href="images/slides/victoria/s-18.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="thickbox_slide2"><img src="images/slides/victoria/s-18-thumb.jpg" width="100" height="75"/></a><a href="images/slides/victoria/s-19.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="thickbox_slide2"><img src="images/slides/victoria/s-19-thumb.jpg" width="100" height="75"/></a></a></div>
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              <div class="AccordionPanel">
                <div class="AccordionPanelTab">Christmas Mountain Drainage and Slabs</div>
                <div class="AccordionPanelContent">
                  <p> <a href="images/slides/christmas_mtn/1_tb.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="thickbox_slide3"><img src="images/slides/christmas_mtn/1_tb_thumb.jpg" width="100" height="75"/></a><a href="images/slides/christmas_mtn/2_tb.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="thickbox_slide3"><img src="images/slides/christmas_mtn/2_tb_thumb.jpg" width="100" height="75"/></a><a href="images/slides/christmas_mtn/3_tb.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="thickbox_slide3"><img src="images/slides/christmas_mtn/3_tb_thumb.jpg" width="100" height="75"/></a><a href="images/slides/christmas_mtn/4_tb.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="thickbox_slide3"><img src="images/slides/christmas_mtn/4_tb_thumb.jpg" width="100" height="75"/></a><a href="images/slides/christmas_mtn/5_tb.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="thickbox_slide3"><img src="images/slides/christmas_mtn/5_tb_thumb.jpg" width="100" height="75"/></a><a href="images/slides/christmas_mtn/6_tb.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="thickbox_slide3"><img src="images/slides/christmas_mtn/6_tb_thumb.jpg" width="100" height="75"/></a><a href="images/slides/christmas_mtn/8_tb.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="thickbox_slide3"><img src="images/slides/christmas_mtn/8_tb_thumb.jpg" width="100" height="75"/></a><a href="images/slides/christmas_mtn/11_tb.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="thickbox_slide3"><img src="images/slides/christmas_mtn/11_tb_thumb.jpg" width="100" height="75"/></a><a href="images/slides/christmas_mtn/13_tb.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="thickbox_slide3"><img src="images/slides/christmas_mtn/13_tb_thumb.jpg" width="100" height="75"/></a><a href="images/slides/christmas_mtn/15_tb.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="thickbox_slide3"><img src="images/slides/christmas_mtn/15_tb_thumb.jpg" width="100" height="75"/></a></p>
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            <p>
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<script type="text/javascript">
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swfobject.registerObject("FlashID");
var Accordion1 = new Spry.Widget.Accordion("Accordion1");
//-->
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</body>

</html>
I have tried to remove the </a> tag from the images and get an error saying the "a" tag is missing.

I somehow made all this work in another gallery and do not remember how I got the code to be valid.

Any help, as always, is greatly appreciated.

Also - the 6th photo in the second gallery (Victoria Lane) does not work. It gets stuck and won't load???

Best-

Sully :?
mikosiko
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Joined: Wed Jan 13, 2010 7:22 pm

Re: The tag:"a" is not allowed within: "a"

Post by mikosiko »

good idea to use an editor that do highlighting

- in your <div class="AccordionPanelContent"> you have problems in this line

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  <a href="images/slides/kearsarge/mini_hoe.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="thickbox_slide1">
            <img src="images/slides/kearsarge/backhoe_1_thumb.jpg" width="100" height="75"/>
             <img src="images/slides/kearsarge/site_3_thumb.jpg" width="100" height="75"/></a>
- in your <div class="AccordionPanel"> you have a missing </a> in this line

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<a href="images/slides/victoria/s-06.jpg" class="thickbox" rel="thickbox_slide2">
and an additional (orphan) </a> at the end of that div , hence causing the error that you posted
sully210
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Re: The tag:"a" is not allowed within: "a"

Post by sully210 »

Thank you so much. I will try that. I just want to say again how much I appreciate all of you and this forum. Saving my life. :)
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