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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Introducing JavaScript Link to an External Script

Hala Qandil
Hala Qandil
1,016 Points
Posted by Hala Qandil
Hala Qandil
1,016 Points

There are two files: a web page, index.html, and a JavaScript file, shout.js. To run any programming in the shout.js fil

Facing problems with this any help ?

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
  <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
  <script src="shout.js"></scripts>
  <title>JavaScript Basics</title>
</head>
<body>
    <script src="shout.js"></scripts>

  <script>
alert("mvksbv");
    </script>
</body>
</html>
shout.js

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points

There seems to be a few issues:

  • there are 3 sets of script tags, only the second one (with src attribute inside the body) should be there
  • the closing tag (of that set) is spelled "scripts" instead of "script"
  • the JavaScript code should be placed in the other file (on the other tab)
  • the message should be 'I DID IT!'
Hala Qandil
Hala Qandil
1,016 Points
Hala Qandil
Hala Qandil
1,016 Points

Thank you !

It worked for me like this : <!DOCTYPE HTML> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <title>JavaScript Basics</title> </head> <body> <script src="shout.js"> alert("Hello there."); </script>

</body> </html>

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points

Odd. When I try that it says "Bummer! You didn't call the alert() function inside the shout.js file." — which is exactly what I would expect.