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Reporting Tab

This is where you can change the reporting options that affect the reports that CSE HTML Validator Professional's Batch Wizard generates. CSE HTML Validator Lite does not include the Batch Wizard.

File Options

HTML report filename - This is the root name of the file (should include full path information) that HTML reports are written to when a target list is validated. Reports are not created for tools other than the validator and link check tool. For instance, report files are not created if a target list is processed with the template tool. The default filename is results.html in HTML Validator's installation directory. If a multiple page report is generated, additional files will be created in the same directory as the root file specified here.
Use external CSS file to change look - This is the file (should include full path information) that is the external style sheet that HTML Validator copies to the report directory and uses for the reports. By specifying your own CSS file instead, you can change the standard look of the HTML reports (by changing the fonts and colors used). If you want to change the look, we suggest that you copy the default file (batchresultstemplate.css), save it as another filename, edit it to your liking, and then change this option to point to the new CSS file. If you don't save your changes using a filename other than the default, then your changes may be lost the next time you install/reinstall HTML Validator. The default filename is batchresultstemplate.css in HTML Validator's installation directory. (New v5.50)
Use external HTML file for report footer - This file (should include full path information) specifies the footer HTML to use in HTML reports. If it is blank, then the default footer is used. You can view the comments in the source of a Batch Wizard report to see what the default footer is. This is the HTML (including the comments) that will be replaced if you specify a file here. (New v6.00)

Include HTML Source Lines in Report For

You can include the HTML source lines that cause an error, warning, or message to be generated in a validation report. If you want to see these lines in the report, check the appropriate boxes. All boxes are checked by default.

Other Options

Reports per page - The maximum number of reports per page when generating a multiple page report. For fewer but larger report pages, increase this number so that more reports are contained per page. For more but smaller report pages, decrease this number so that fewer reports are contained per page. The default is 10. (New v4.50)
Generate a multiple HTML page report - Check this box to generate an HTML report that is divided into multiple pages. This is most useful if your target list is large and a single page report file would be too large and inefficient. If this option is checked, Page 0 will be a summary report regardless of whether Include summary reports is checked or not. This option is enabled by default.
Include message reports only for documents containing errors or warnings - Check this box to not create message reports for targets that do not contain errors or warnings. This decreases the size of the complete report if any targets do not have errors or warnings. If this box is checked, then reports for targets that have messages and comments but no errors or warnings will still not cause a report to be generated. Therefore, you will not see the messages and comments generated by a target that does not have any errors or warnings if this option is checked. This option will not prevent link reports from being displayed if link checking is enabled and bad links are found. This option is enabled by default.
Include summary report - Check this box to include a summary report at the beginning of each and every report page. The summary report will have three sections listing 1) documents that have errors, 2) documents that have warnings (but no errors), 3) documents that have no errors or warnings, and (if checking links) 4) documents that have bad links. Except for page 0 of the report (which contains a complete summary report), the summary reports may only be a partial summary report that is only for reports contained on that specific page. Targets listed in the summary report will be linked to their individual reports so that you can click on the target and go directly to a target's report. Documents listed as having no errors or warnings will not be linked to their individual reports if Include reports only for documents containing errors or warnings is checked because no report will be generated for that document. This option is enabled by default.

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