simple css problem

I am trying to have 1 link a different color from the rest. This is the code can someone assit

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<style type="text/css">
<!--
.header {
font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 9px;
font-style: normal;
color: #003366;
text-decoration: underline;
TEXTAREA { background: #b8ddee; font-family: arial; font-size: 8pt; border: solid 1px black;}
SELECT { background: #b8ddee; font-family: arial; font-size: 8pt; border: solid 1px black;}
INPUT {background: #b8ddee; font-family: arial; font-size: 8pt; border: solid 1px black; font-weight:bold}

a:link.toplink
{ color: #333333;}

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I set the class here


<p><font color="#333333" size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://cogimosearch.com/search_results.php?q=art&page=1"class="toplink">Arts</a><br>

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Did I miss anything


"class="toplink">Arts</a><br>a:link.toplink

just the wrong order

a.toplink:link

Hi
Thanks for the help it still did not work

Any help would be appreciated


<style type="text/css">
<!--
.header {
font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 9px;
font-style: normal;
color: #003366;
text-decoration: underline;
TEXTAREA { background: #b8ddee; font-family: arial; font-size: 8pt; border: solid 1px black;}
SELECT { background: #b8ddee; font-family: arial; font-size: 8pt; border: solid 1px black;}
INPUT {background: #b8ddee; font-family: arial; font-size: 8pt; border: solid 1px black; font-weight:bold}

a.toplink:link
{ color: #333333;}


-->
</style>




<p><font color="#333333" size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://cogimosearch.com/search_results.php?q=art&page=1"class="toplink">Arts</a><br>

Are you sure that link hasn't been visited, cause you will need to clear your history to test it properly.

I'm, sure it doesn't matter but I put my class first..


<font color="#333333" size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a class="toplink" href="http://cogimosearch.com/search_results.php?q=art&page=1">Arts</a>

I just copied your code and tried it in IE 6.0 and it works fine.
The only thing I can see that might be giving you trouble is that there should be a space between the URL and the class tag.

Hi

Thanks to everyone who helped. It is now working, Since I had already clicked (visited) it was not showing the correct color.

Thanks again