Google Tracking Code question

[gazfocus]

I'm working on a website and it has some Google tracking code in the html. However, when I try to validate the page with the W3 Validator, it throws up errors with the tracking code.

 

I've read somewhere that the W3 Validator won't throw up the errors if the code is either put inside comment tags or in an external .js file.

 

What I'm wondering is, will the tracking code still work if I use either of these methods?

 

Thanks in advance

[haku]

I'm thinking it must be an error somewhere else in your code that has cascaded down to the google code. I've not ever seen Google provide invalid code for their applications, though I suppose it theoretically could happen.

[gazfocus]

I'm thinking it must be an error somewhere else in your code that has cascaded down to the google code. I've not ever seen Google provide invalid code for their applications, though I suppose it theoretically could happen.

Hi, Thanks for your post, however, the errors are definately within the google tracking code. The errors relate to certain functions within the code not being defined. such as ('<sc'+'ript. It doesn't understand the <sc' and thinks it should be 'script'.