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

Makiel Peters
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Makiel Peters
Courses Plus Student 401 Points
Posted by Makiel Peters
Makiel Peters
Courses Plus Student 401 Points

How do I complete this challenge? It wants me to load the external java script.

I've tried my way for like 2 hours pls help

index.html 
<!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"</script>
</body>
</html>
shout.js

2 Answers

Peter Quin
Peter Quin
3,203 Points
Peter Quin
Peter Quin
3,203 Points

In the above code you are missing the > from the end of the first opening tag, so it should be...

<script src="shout.js"></script>

Its sometimes easy to miss small things when you have been staring at a screen for a while :)

codegay
codegay
14,410 Points

Yes it's, I spent five days reviewing my javascript code for a missing semicolon :) :'(

codegay
codegay
14,410 Points
codegay
codegay
14,410 Points

You wrote this

 <script src="shout.js"</script>

Correct it by this

 <script src="shout.js"></script>