Google maps link not Validating code

Discussion in 'HTML & Website Design' started by citacomp, Jun 30, 2009.

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    We have a link on our page to google maps to find us, but because of the way the link is formatted, it is causing failure in page validation. The problem is with the '&' symbols. When I change them to %26 it passes, but the link does not work properly.

    <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=1284+South+Grant+Avenue,+Loveland,+CO&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=25.068921,44.296875&ie=UTF8&ll=40.382709,-105.080924&spn=0.011736,0.021629&z=15&g=1284+South+Grant+Avenue,+Loveland,+CO&iwloc=addr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Maps</a>
    Code (markup):

     
    citacomp, Jun 30, 2009 IP
  2. jamesicus

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    Maybe you have inadvertently changed some code in the URI? Anyway, escape the ampersands using &amp;

    James
     
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  3. citacomp

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    Thanks, that worked. Since someone else created the page, I was thinking the link was bad too, but it isnt.
     
    citacomp, Jul 1, 2009 IP