I can't get akModal working

I can't get akModal working

I'm using akModal to display forms. I'm following the docs, but when I try and run it, firebug throws a syntax error at . $.showAkModal(this.href

The code for the link is below:-

&gta  href ='getContent.php?type=form&class=show' onclick='$.showAkModal(this.href,'New Show',230,170);return false;' class='formBtn'&lt>Add Show&gt/a&lt

Has anyone got any suggestions of what might be going wrong

Thanks
John