Doctype problem

#1 (**permalink**) 08-13-2008, 12:34 AM

Hi,
I am developing webpages by creating templates through dreamweaver. I use asp
code. I just discovered that when I view the source code through a browser, the
doctype doesn't appear. The webmaster checked the asp code and said it was
fine. Could the missing doctype declaration be linked somehow to the templates?
Will creating pages based upon templates somehow hide code and make other code
visible when viewing source code in a browser? Here is a mockup where you can
view the code from a browser:

http://library.colostate-pueblo.edu/.../circ/test.asp

Here is the code from dreamweaver code view:

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
<%
'************************************************* *****************************
'* *
'* Below is the log of changes for file: subPageAbout.dwt *
'* *
'* DATE USER ID HISTORY *
'* -------------------------------------------------------------------------*
'* 081807 Pardue Template *
'* *
'************************************************* *****************************
%>

<% Response.CacheControl = "no-cache" %>
<% Response.AddHeader "Pragma", "no-cache" %>
<% Response.Expires = -1 %>
<%Set RandomObj = new ObjRotator%>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>

Thanks,
ktpardue

#2 (**permalink**) 08-13-2008, 01:26 AM

"ktpardue" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:g7t6le$j9p$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> Hi,
> I am developing webpages by creating templates through dreamweaver. I use
> asp
> code. I just discovered that when I view the source code through a
> browser, the
> doctype doesn't appear. The webmaster checked the asp code and said it was
> fine. Could the missing doctype declaration be linked somehow to the
> templates?
> Will creating pages based upon templates somehow hide code and make other
> code
> visible when viewing source code in a browser? Here is a mockup where you
> can
> view the code from a browser:
>
> http://library.colostate-pueblo.edu/.../circ/test.asp
>
> Here is the code from dreamweaver code view:
>
> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN"
> "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
> <%
> '************************************************* *****************************
> '*
> *
> '* Below is the log of changes for file: subPageAbout.dwt *
> '*
> *
> '* DATE USER ID HISTORY
> *
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------*
> '* 081807 Pardue Template
> *
> '*
> *
> '************************************************* *****************************
> %>
> 
> <% Response.CacheControl = "no-cache" %>
> <% Response.AddHeader "Pragma", "no-cache" %>
> <% Response.Expires = -1 %>
> <%Set RandomObj = new ObjRotator%>
>
> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
> <head>

Move the DTD declaration between the ASP code and the <html ...> element and
see how it goes.
As a side note, you may want to pick another doctype as your markup is not
"clean" enough for "strict".

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#3 (**permalink**) 08-13-2008, 01:34 AM

<!-- InstanceBegin template="../../../Templates/subPageAbout.dwt"

Is the Templates folder in the root level of this Local Site Folder?
Is the Local Site Folder defined to the folder containing this site's
"homepage"?

the above should be this in a normal situation:
<!-- InstanceBegin template="/Templates/subPageAbout.dwt"

a site root relative path, not a document relative path pointing three
folder levels up.

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#4 (**permalink**) 08-13-2008, 05:59 PM

Hi, thanks for the reply. First, thanks for pointing out the transitional vs.
the strict. I inherited this site and have set people on it to clean up the
deprecated code. Meanwhile, I will reset it to transitional. The whole darn
site is in transition anyway as we move from table based layout to css and
content management. I have to manage the mess that is interim. Secondly, I
tried moving the declaration after the asp code and still it was no-go. Can't
figure this one out. The template code is wrong, though, as another pointed
out, so I am going to fix that and attack the declaration problem again. If you
have any more ideas on what I could do, reply again.
Thanks,
KT Pardue

#5 (**permalink**) 08-13-2008, 06:07 PM

"ktpardue" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:g7v3tq$nvb$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> Hi, thanks for the reply. First, thanks for pointing out the transitional
> vs.
> the strict. I inherited this site and have set people on it to clean up
> the
> deprecated code. Meanwhile, I will reset it to transitional. The whole
> darn
> site is in transition anyway as we move from table based layout to css and
> content management. I have to manage the mess that is interim. Secondly, I
> tried moving the declaration after the asp code and still it was no-go.
> Can't
> figure this one out. The template code is wrong, though, as another
> pointed
> out, so I am going to fix that and attack the declaration problem again.
> If you
> have any more ideas on what I could do, reply again.

I don't use templates so I can't help you with this, but you may want to
repost using a different subject line.

Good luck with this

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