Re: why not use MS Word to create web pages?

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>The problem stems from the "HTML" that Word generated. MS Word uses XML
>gobbeldy gook unnecewssarily to, well, I don't know what it is supposed to
>do. In any case, the "<?" opening of the XML stuff broke the PHP page.

Caused by 'short_open_tag', which is enabled by default.

>Sure, I could design in some better error-checking and parsing of the
>submitted data.

Required.

>Sure, I could do something that allows the data to go in
>untouched.

Maybe.

>But the point is that MS Word does not generate valid, usable
>HTML.

Yep, but in this case it's more or less the server's fault. Short open
tags don't go well along with XML (it's even mentioned in the manual).

Micha
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