database DHTML doesn't validate

I'm a novice at javascript, but I've been able to get a MySQL database DHTML menu to work. Trouble is, it fails validation on this:


<li><a href="# src="" onmouseup="acclarge();"" target="_self">Launch</a>


The error targets the second double quote mark after 'src='.

Here is the W3C error report:
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Error Line 72 column 22: an attribute specification must start with a name or name token.
<li><a href="# src="" onmouseup="acclarge();"" target="_self">Launch</a>
An attribute name (and some attribute values) must start with one of a restricted set of characters. This error usually indicates that you have failed to add a closing quotation mark on a previous attribute value (so the attribute value looks like the start of a new attribute) or have used an attribute that is not defined (usually a typo in a common attribute name).
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This error occurs each I make a database call like the one above.

The DHTML menu item retrieves this from a database field:
# src="" onmouseup="acclarge();"

I don't understand how else this call can be made so that it will validate.

Has anyone run into this before? Sure would appreciate some help.

"This error usually indicates that you have failed to add a closing quotation mark on a previous attribute value"

<li><a href="#"

And the <a> tag doesn't have src attribute.

Thanks to both of you for the help.

Unfortunately, the javascript menu package that I'm using (an Interakt product) adds double quotes to the database field that it reads. I can't control that without reworking their javascript (well beyond my abilities).

My attempts to work around those imposed double quotes hasn't worked, but I have figured out how to make it work without the 'src=""'.

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Just figured out how to get this to validate.
The database fields needs to have an odd looking entry in order to accomodate the Interakt javascript double quotes:

#" onmouseup="acclarge()

The double quotes that are imposed by Interakt's product on the target field then fall into place as they should.

Again thanks for the help guys.

If the value in the DB is exactly like this:
# src="" onmouseup="acclarge();"
Then, in the server-side, replace # src="" with #" so that the value becomes
#" onmouseup="acclarge();"
Then insert the variable in the link like this: (I don't know what server-side language you are using, the sample I used is ASP)
<a href="<%=theVar%> target="_self">Launch</a>
When the code is executed in the server, the output on the browser would be:
<a href="#" onmouseup="acclarge();" target="_self">Launch</a>
The solution is not good but as you said, you don't have control over the backend value.