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@NogDogJul 18.2005 — #
You have [i]no[/i] block level tag containing your <select>...</select>. As per BonRouge's suggestion, use <fieldset><select>...</select></fieldset>, or use one of the other block level tags suggested by the error message if that makes more semantic sense to you.
can someone tell me why this markup wont validate/
I try to validate my code ([url]www.mididelight.com
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Line 336, column 58: document type does not allow element “select” here; missing one of “p”, “h1”, “h2”, “h3”, “h4”, “h5”, “h6”, “div”, “pre”, “address”, “fieldset”, “ins”, “del” start-tag
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I have seen the validation error before and it usually means i dont have a block level tag or something in the right place, but I cant figure it out.
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Heres the code:
<div id=”featuredArtists”>
<form method=”get” action=”#” id=”formStyle”>
<select name=’menu’ onchange=’pickBand(this)’ tabindex=’2′>
<option value=”>Featured Artists A-Z</option>
<option value=’575′>Akon</option>
<option value=’248′>Alan Jackson</option>
<option value=’99’>Alicia Keys</option>
<option value=’26’>Audioslave</option>
<option value=’102′>Backstreet Boys</option>
<option value=’195′>Bad Company</option>
<option value=’269′>Black Eyed Peas</option>
<option value=’453′>Bowling for Soup</option>
<option value=’559′>Ciara</option>
<option value=’204′>Cream</option>
<option value=’37’>David Gray</option>
<option value=’113′>Destiny’s Child</option>
<option value=’160′>Eminem</option>
<option value=’161′>Fabolous</option>
<option value=’433′>Franz Ferdinand</option>
<option value=’357′>Free</option>
<option value=’460′>Game, The</option>
<option value=’252′>George Strait</option>
<option value=’563′>Gorillaz</option>
<option value=’424′>Guess Who, The</option>
<option value=’401′>Jackson Brown</option>
<option value=’281′>Jet</option>
<option value=’54’>Jimmy Eat World</option>
<option value=’312′>Kanye West</option>
<option value=’427′>Kelly Clarkson</option>
<option value=’431′>Killers, The</option>
<option value=’461′>Los Lonely Boys</option>
<option value=’168′>Ludacris</option>
<option value=’305′>Maroon 5</option>
<option value=’134′>Norah Jones</option>
<option value=’438′>Ray Charles</option>
<option value=’138′>Shakira</option>
<option value=’428′>Story of the Year</option>
<option value=’458′>Tracey Chapman</option>
<option value=’313′>Twista</option>
<option value=’422′>Yellowcard</option>
</select>
</form>
</div>
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@NogDogJul 18.2005 — #I have seen the validation error before and it usually means i dont have a block level tag or something in the right place, but I cant figure it out.[/quote]
You have [i]no[/i] block level tag containing your <select>...</select>. As per BonRouge's suggestion, use <fieldset><select>...</select></fieldset>, or use one of the other block level tags suggested by the error message if that makes more semantic sense to you.