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W3C Validator Error - HTML 4.01 Strict 1

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seaport

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My code is simple enough.
Code: 
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">[/URL]
<html>
<head>
<title>Main Menu</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252">
</head>
<body>
<form name=frm id=frm method="post" action="fafsaf.asp">
    <input type=text value="fafdsasf">
    <input type="SUBMIT" value="Submit">
</form>
</body>
</html>
But I still got the error - document type does not allow element "INPUT" here... - at W3C Markup Validator
What did I do wrong?

Thanks in advance.

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You have to put your inputs inside of a block level element tag, like a div.





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Hi, Monksnake,

Thanks a lot for the QUICK response. It works.

I am new to this "HTML 4.01 Strict," but I want to do it right. Could you give me some links about HTML 4.01 Strict, like why I have to put inputs inside a DIV?

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I'll look up some W3C documentation, but off the top of my head one of the rules to be Strict is to make sure any inline element is contained within a block element. The idea is that no inline element is just "floating" around no within any container.



[monkey][snake] <.
 
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Well, I couldn't find it directly from the horse's mouth (w3c), but I found this


HTML Containment Rule Issues
Inline Elements in <body>
When using the HTML 4.01 Strict DTD (nesting rules), there can only be block-level elements directly inside <body>—unlike when using the Transitional DTD (nesting rules).

Block-Level Elements in <p>
The <p> element can’t contain any block-level elements including <p> itself. The block-level elements are <p>, headings, lists, <div>, <noscript>, <blockquote>, <form>, <hr>, <pre>, <table>, <fieldset> and <address>.
Click to expand...


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