fstorr wrote: > Hi all > > Probably simple, but my brain is near mush. I need my page to > validate to XHTML1.0 but have this link: > > http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/scripts/nthandbook.dll?ACTION=PROPERTY&PROPERTYID=5 > > That, because it contains reserved characters, is causing my page not > to validate. I've tried encoding the ? with %3f and the = with %3d > etc, but the URL then won't play with the national trust's server. > Is there a way out of this? You just need to replace the & with & - the question mark isn't the problem: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/scripts/nthandbook.dll?ACTION=PROPERTY&PROPERTYID=5 -- Simon Willison Web development weblog: http://simon.incutio.com/