Error: Special characters must be escaped

[Greg297553612qhr]

This error message accompanies every insert>image point., i.e., at (< and >)  in <img scr="etc..."</>

I tried to correct using HTML code but that just made the image disappear and the new HTML code appear.

The page looks fine otherwise. Is this just a quirk of DW?

Thanks

Gregnewbie

[Nancy OShea · Accepted solution]

This implies that you have stray characters elsewhere in your document that DW can't resolve. 

Validate code and fix reported errors. 

Go to Window > Results > Validation.  Check document.

Hope that helps.

[BenPleysier · Accepted solution]

The image element is a void element, meaning that it does not have a closing tag as in </img>. The proper format is

<img src="... " alt=" ..." width="..." height="..."> or <img src="... " alt=" ..." width="..." height="..." />. The former is the prefered option.

[Greg297553612qhr]

What am I doing wrong. I insert>image and click on photo. The image appears but the code is "<scr.."...image.html/thing.jpg""  which verification says is an error and should only be <scr"...image/"thing.jpg" i.e., no "html". 

Thanks

[Nancy OShea · Accepted solution]

@Greg297553612qhr,

What's the URL to your online page where this occurs, please?

We need to see your document.

[Greg297553612qhr]

Regarding Insert>Image problem: I found my error.

Thanks Nancy et al.

[Nancy OShea]

I found my error.

By @Greg297553612qhr

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What was your solution? 

It might help other users with a similar problem.

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