Link Help For RSS Feeds

[bumba000]

Hi All,
I didnt have much luck finding an rss contribution here so I found out how to make my own.
As long as I keep my item links to read ( http://www.stompaudio.com ) the feed validator is happy.

If I use the actual item link (http://www.stompaudio.com/index.php?...=index&cPath=1)
the validator has a fit and rejects this as a link and gives the following error.

XML parsing error: <unknown>:18:63: not well-formed (invalid token)

I know I read something about links with the question mark in there giving someone else here a problem with something else. Wish I could remember what it was so I could read it again.

Can you tell me why this is happening or at least how to fix this situation would be GREAT.

This is what the code I used that the validator liked.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<rss version="2.0">
<channel>

<title>www.StompAudio.com - Is Professional Car Audio</title>
<description>Top of the line car audio products and service. We have Subwoofers, Amplifiers, Speakers, Mobile Video, DVD players, Bluetooth, Navigation, FM Modulation and More!</description>
<link>http://www.stompaudio.com</link>

<item>
<title>Car Audio Amplifiers</title>
<description>StompAudio.com offers a wide range of car audio amplifiers. With products to satisfy the entry to professional level car audio enthusiasts.</description>
<link>http://www.stompaudio.com</link>
</item>

</channel>
</rss>

This is what gives the validator a problem with the item links.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<rss version="2.0">
<channel>

<title>www.StompAudio.com - Is Professional Car Audio</title>
<description>Top of the line car audio products and service. We have Subwoofers, Amplifiers, Speakers, Mobile Video, DVD players, Bluetooth, Navigation, FM Modulation and More!</description>
<link>http://www.stompaudio.com</link>

<item>
<title>Car Audio Amplifiers</title>
<description>StompAudio.com offers a wide range of car audio amplifiers. With products to satisfy the entry to professional level car audio enthusiasts.</description>
<link>http://www.stompaudio.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1</link>
</item>

</channel>
</rss>

Thanks,
John

[bumba000]

I have just noticed that when I get the link error it also puts a tiny little red arrow pointing at the last = in the url. Just before the 43.

<link>http://www.stompaudio.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=43</link>


I dont know what to do about this. Hope the info helps.

John

[bumba000]

If this makes sense to anyone here I'll check back for replies soon. I am still reading and hunting around google for some answers. I guess I had the wrong idea and this is all for nothing.

I was attempting to make an rss feed of my site for syndication in whatever places would have it.

Maybe Im just confused. How would I go about doing this?

I want to make channels with items of my site and feed that to different articles and blogs and so on.

Thanks,
John