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software to convert html to xhtml?

Mar 12, 2004 2:07PM PST

has anyone come across a software that converts html to xhtml? or at least help me with converting html to xhtml.

win2k pro, p4

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Re:software to convert html to xhtml?
Mar 12, 2004 9:32PM PST
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Don't use software
Aug 31, 2009 3:35AM PDT

It's really a simple switch over. Don't buy software for something that you can google and do yourself in 5 mins.

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don't use software just check the tags
Sep 4, 2009 4:30AM PDT

xhtml is just adding a / to ends of non closed tags

such as breaks "br", image "img" and "hr" tags.

Those are the most common, others have their closing tags.
Work with the script directly, you'll enjoy building the page more than using a Software package like ColdFusion or Dreamweaver.

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it all depends on the site being converted
Nov 17, 2009 7:52AM PST

it may be simple to convert from html to xhtml, but depending on the site, it may be extremely time consuming and very tedious.

decent software can make the conversion much easier...again, depending on the site to be converted.