Weather.com script - HTML Forums

mrgerbick · 09-25-2005, 02:51 AM

I am using the weather.com script to get the weather on my site, the page is an HTML Transitional 4.01, when I do a validations check the only errors that come up is the weather script. It works fine and everything, I just want to know if this would affect my google ranking, or for that matter, will it be indexed on google?

here is the script:

Code:

<script src='http://voap.weather.com/weather/oap/60402?template=GENXV&par=1010535204&unit=0&key=d6d3585f868c2348b1d2b14d776ababe'></script>

birdbrain · 09-25-2005, 03:14 AM

Hi mrgerbick,

use this it will validate for you...

Code:

<script type="text/javascript" src='http://voap.weather.com/weather/oap/60402?template=GENXV&amp;par=1010535204&amp;unit=0&amp;key=d6d3585f868c2348b1d2b14d776ababe'></script>

mrgerbick · 09-25-2005, 05:10 AM

I kind of figured that, so that is how I did validate it, but it is still getting errors!

here they are:

?

Info Line 300 column 113: entity was defined here.
....com/weather/oap/60402?template=GENXV&par=1010535204&unit=0&key=d6d3585f868c2
Warning Line 300 column 129: cannot generate system identifier for general entity "unit".
.../60402?template=GENXV&par=1010535204&unit=0&key=d6d3585f868c2348b1d2b14d776ab
?

Error Line 300 column 129: general entity "unit" not defined and no default entity.
.../60402?template=GENXV&par=1010535204&unit=0&key=d6d3585f868c2348b1d2b14d776ab
?

Error Line 300 column 133: reference to entity "unit" for which no system identifier could be generated.
...02?template=GENXV&par=1010535204&unit=0&key=d6d3585f868c2348b1d2b14d776ababe'
?

Info Line 300 column 128: entity was defined here.
...p/60402?template=GENXV&par=1010535204&unit=0&key=d6d3585f868c2348b1d2b14d776a
Warning Line 300 column 136: cannot generate system identifier for general entity "key".
...template=GENXV&par=1010535204&unit=0&key=d6d3585f868c2348b1d2b14d776ababe'></
?

Error Line 300 column 136: general entity "key" not defined and no default entity.
...template=GENXV&par=1010535204&unit=0&key=d6d3585f868c2348b1d2b14d776ababe'></
?

Error Line 300 column 139: reference to entity "key" for which no system identifier could be generated.
...plate=GENXV&par=1010535204&unit=0&key=d6d3585f868c2348b1d2b14d776ababe'></scr
?

Info Line 300 column 135: entity was defined here.
...?template=GENXV&par=1010535204&unit=0&key=d6d3585f868c2348b1d2b14d776ababe'><

birdbrain · 09-25-2005, 05:28 AM

Quote:

I kind of figured that

Sorry, I do not understand.

What is it that you figured?

The line of amended code that I supplied validates.

birdbrain · 09-25-2005, 05:37 AM

Hi mrgerbick,

if you disbelieve me, here is the full code that I validated...

Code:

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<title>validation test</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"/>
</head>
<body>

<script type="text/javascript" src='http://voap.weather.com/weather/oap/60402?template=GENXV&amp;par=1010535204&amp;unit=0&amp;key=d6d3585f868c2348b1d2b14d776ababe'></script>

</body>
</html>

C&P this code and test it for yourself.

mrgerbick · 09-25-2005, 06:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by birdbrain

Hi mrgerbick,

if you disbelieve me, here is the full code that I validated...

I do not disbelieve you. When I said I figured that, I was just referring to adding the text/javascript to the line of code.

It validates when it is an XHTML document, mine is a HTML Transitional 4.01, which does not validate that code. I am not sure why.

birdbrain · 09-25-2005, 06:53 AM

mrgerbick,

what I expected you to do was use the code that I provided for you.

It will validate for ALL DOCTYPES.

The amendmrnts that I made to the code were more than just...

type="text/javascript"

So I will repeat the code with all the amendments highlighted for your edification.

Code:

<script type="text/javascript" src='http://voap.weather.com/weather/oap/60402?template=GENXV&amp;par=1010535204&amp;unit=0&amp;key=d6d3585f868c2348b1d2b14d776ababe'></script>

I trust that this will meet with your satisfaction.

mrgerbick · 09-25-2005, 01:52 PM

I apologize about jumping the gun last night. Yes, it did work & get validated! It was late, I was was frustrated. I do apologize.

Thank you for all your help.

birdbrain · 09-25-2005, 02:09 PM

No problem, you're welcome.