RigasMinho wrote:
> On Feb 12, 3:15 pm, Peter Flynn <peter.n...@m.silmaril.ie> wrote:
>> RigasMinho wrote:
>>
>> [snip]
>>
>>> Using this works -
>>>  <a href="http://example.com/">Example link</a>
>>> but if i have a really long link - it gives me an error of:
>>> "A semi colon character was expected"
>> It's nothing to do with length (despite what the spam says :-)
>> It's XML, so it must be well-formed.
>> You have one or more raw &s in your URL. They must be given as &amp;
>>
>>> Is there a way to put in a really long link into XSL for users to
>>> click on?
>> The example Martin has already given has no length limit.
>>
>>> I also thought about using this line:
>>> <input type="button" value="Close Window"
>>> onclick="javascript:window.close()" />
>>> but wouldnt know how to make it link to a new url.
>> That's a different question. You could include a JS function in a script
>> element in your head element which invokes the open-window
>> function. Then reference that in any onclick attributes.
>>
>> But what you suggest is very poor UI design. If the button says "Close
>> Window" the the user will expect exactly that and no more. Making it
>> close the window and then open another unexpectedly is A Bad Idea.
>>
>> ///Peter
>> --
>> XML FAQ:http://xml.silmaril.ie/
> 
> You're right i do have & in my link.
> 
> So the way to resolve this is by replacing each & with "&amp;"  .....
> minus the quotes?

Yes, exactly. A bare & is not allowed in XML because it's a markup 
character. It introduces an entity reference like &amp; &lt; &gt; &apos; 
&quot; and thousands more, so having one on its own is not meaningful.

///Peter
-- 
XML FAQ: http://xml.silmaril.ie/