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**b3nn3t** · 10-13-2005, 11:49 AM

Hi,

I ran my website through the html validation service on w3.org and it told me that my site is not the type of html that i have said it is;

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">

What is my site's doc type?

thanks

**webfreak** · 10-13-2005, 11:51 AM

Try it with this DOCTYPE (assuming you want HTML 4.01 Transitional):

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">

**b3nn3t** · 10-13-2005, 12:04 PM

thanks for the quick reply, same error though!

This page is not Valid HTML 4.01 Transitional!

**b3nn3t** · 10-13-2005, 12:07 PM

the website is http://www.furnitureclinic.co.uk if it helps.

**webfreak** · 12:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by b3nn3t

thanks for the quick reply, same error though!

This page is not Valid HTML 4.01 Transitional!

Looks like you need to use CSS.
http://www.w3schools.com/css/pr_border-color.asp

After your page validates in HTML, might want to use the CSS validator, too.

**b3nn3t** · 10-14-2005, 04:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by webfreak

might want to use the CSS validator, too.

Hi, I cannot find the css code for doc type, do you have the code or no a link?

cheers

**dannybedor** · 10-14-2005, 04:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by b3nn3t

Hi, I cannot find the css code for doc type, do you have the code or no a link?
cheers

CSS Validator will check your CSS file and doesn't have any related with DOCTYPE.

If you had eliminate your BORDERCOLOR attribut and change it to using the CSS ,then you can check your CSS syntax with CSS Validator.
After it's OK then try again to validate your HTML.

You can learn about CSS at: http://www.w3schools.com/css/default.asp

**b3nn3t** · 10-14-2005, 05:26 AM

Hi,

Thanks. I had trouble with the broders so I just removed them! There was these smaller borders within them that I couldn't get rid off!

Thanks for your help my html is now valid as is my css.

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