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JavaScript JavaScript Basics Hello, JavaScript! Add JavaScript to HTML

Posted by Hanis Mekić
Hanis Mekić
174 Points

I can not link the js file to the html. It won't show the popup message. When i write it in the html directly it works.

please help

5 Answers

melanieelanduenas
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melanieelanduenas
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 528 Points

this worked for me, take out JS/, so it should be "<script src="script.js"></script>". Im happy im starting with a free trial I just started these courses and I don't get why there is so many issues in the teachings and fellow students are the ones finding the answers to these problems. This comment from 2 years ago helped me, yet there isnt an edit in the video for a known issue?

josephweiss2
josephweiss2
7,091 Points
josephweiss2
josephweiss2
7,091 Points

try to link the js file at the end of the html right before the </body> tag, it should work

Hanis Mekić
Hanis Mekić
174 Points
Hanis Mekić
Hanis Mekić
174 Points

tried everything, even i tried with the basic html example but still doesn't work.

josephweiss2
josephweiss2
7,091 Points
josephweiss2
josephweiss2
7,091 Points

can you share the html and the js you want to link?

Safae Chkirate
Safae Chkirate
6,113 Points
Safae Chkirate
Safae Chkirate
6,113 Points

Hello, This message is for people who have the same problem as you. Because I believe that since August 2022, your problem has been resolved.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>JavaScript Basics</title>
    <link href="css/style.css" rel="stylesheet">
  </head>
  <body>
    <main>
      <h1>Hello, JavaScript!</h1>
    </main>
    <script src="js/preview.js"></script>
  </body>
</html>

You must pay close attention to the path of your JavaScript script. If it is stored (as in the lesson) in a folder called "js," you need to go up one level in the hierarchy.

Alternatively, if it is stored at the same level as your HTML index file, use the example below.

<script src="preview.js"></script>
Gabriela Miranda
Gabriela Miranda
202 Points
Gabriela Miranda
Gabriela Miranda
202 Points

@melanieelanduenas Tks very much. Now that you said ran out like supossed to. <script src="script.js"></script>