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Mark Southee
Mark Southee
Inspiring
September 15, 2011
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W3C markup validator doesn't like FM 10 HTML DOCTYPE

  • September 15, 2011
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My current client is using InstallAnywhere for their software installer. It has the ability to display help (in HTML) for the individual install screens. So I put some FM pages together and used the Save As HTML option.

InstallAnywhere didn't like the HTML pages and refused to display them (even though they display fine in Chrome, Firefox and IE). So I put the files through the W3C markup Validator.

The Validator wouldn't recognise the FM DOCTYPE - <!DOCTYPE HTML FM_PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0//EN"><HTML>

I had to change it to the 4.01 Transitional DOCTYPE - <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" to make it happy. Even then, it didn't like the <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> tag

Question I have is, can I change the DOCTYPE setting somewhere to the Transitional one, so I don't have to keep amending these files every time I update.

Cheers

Mark

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    Correct answer Ian Proudfoot

    If everyone thinks it's a bug, then I suggest reporting it to https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform


    I have just posted a bug report for this.

    Ian

    2 replies

    Ian Proudfoot
    Ian Proudfoot
    Legend
    September 15, 2011

    The HTML doctype declaration in FM10 is broken. There's no way that 'FM_PUBLIC' could ever be legal. I know of no way to change that.

    Ian

    Mark Southee
    Mark SoutheeAuthor
    Inspiring
    September 15, 2011

    Thanks for the replies,

    Luckily there are only half a dozen pages, and they won't change too often, so replacing the DOCTYPE with the 4.01 transitional one after the Save As won't be too much of a headache.

    Was just curious as to whether the FM one could be changed permanently.

    Cheers

    Mark

    Jeff_Coatsworth
    Community Expert
    Jeff_CoatsworthCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    September 15, 2011

    If everyone thinks it's a bug, then I suggest reporting it to https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform

    Jeff_Coatsworth
    Community Expert
    Jeff_CoatsworthCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    September 15, 2011

    FM's Save as HTML is reputed to be quite lame - most posts I've seen recommend using mif2go to create HTML out of FM. It would probably give you much more control over what comes out. Try their freebie trial - it's fully featured.

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