Javascript still not validating with CDATA tags??

#1

Hi,

Please see the below code example. Dreamweaver validation is showing "< found
between tags" for this script necessary for doing Yahoo advertising. I've tried
the CDATA tags different ways including: "<![CDATA[" and "]]>" and this doesn't
work either. Please see attached code for reference. I appreciate your
feedback.
Thanks,
Michelle

<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
//<![CDATA[

//]]>
</script>

#2

..oO(mlmoore)

Quote:

Please see the below code example. Dreamweaver validation is showing "< found
between tags" for this script necessary for doing Yahoo advertising. I've tried
the CDATA tags different ways including: "<![CDATA[" and "]]>" and this doesn't
work either. Please see attached code for reference. I appreciate your
feedback.
Thanks,
Michelle

script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript"
//<![CDATA[
!-- Yahoo! Inc.
window.ysm_customData = new Object();
window.ysm_customData.conversion = "transId=,currency=,amount=";
var ysm_accountid = "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX";
document.write("<SCR" + "IPT language='JavaScript' type='text/javascript' "
+ "SRC=//" + "srv2.wa.marketingsolutions.yahoo.com" + "/script/ScriptServlet"
+ "?aid=" + ysm_accountid
+ "></SCR" + "IPT>");
// --
//]]
/script

Ugly. Really ugly. I'm wondering what all these string concatenations
are for ... Anyway, why not simply put a _clean_ version of that script
into an external file? If you don't want that, try this:

<script type="text/javascript">
window.ysm_customData = new Object();
window.ysm_customData.conversion = "transId=,currency=,amount=";
var ysm_accountid = "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX";
document.write("<script type='text/javascript' "
+ "src=//srv2.wa.marketingsolutions.yahoo.com/script/ScriptServlet"
+ "?aid=" + ysm_accountid + "><\/script>");
</script>

Besides some cleanup the only real difference is that I changed the
closing 'script' tag in the code to <\/script>. Notice the backslash.
This code perfectly validates as HTML.

Micha

#3

Hi Michael,
Thanks for your help. I'm new to javascript. I think I should have mentioned
it's xhtml too - sorry if that changes your reply. However, I'm wondering,
this script is generated from Yahoo for their advertising campaigns - this code
is used to track conversions(sales) that come from various adgroups. Do you
know if the changes you made effect how the cod works (or if it will work).
Not knowing javascript, I'm not sure if that really changes anything on Yahoo's
end as far as recognizing it for it's function.

Thanks - and I guess I"ll need to look into making an external file? This
code in particular needs to be between the <head></head> tags, so I'm guessing
that wouldn't work.

Thanks so much again - I appreciate your help!
Michelle

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Javascript still not validating with CDATA tags??

Macromedia Dreamweaver Macromedia Dreamweaver Discussions (macromedia.dreamweaver)

Javascript still not validating with CDATA tags?? - 03-26-2009 , 02:03 PM

Re: Javascript still not validating with CDATA tags?? - 03-26-2009 , 02:44 PM

Re: Javascript still not validating with CDATA tags?? - 03-26-2009 , 04:33 PM