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JavaScript JavaScript Basics Hello, JavaScript! Write JavaScript Statements

Aaron McGlothin
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Aaron McGlothin
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Posted by Aaron McGlothin
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Aaron McGlothin
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 1,764 Points

I have no idea how I got a syntax error, it matches my other code perfectly.

I literally copied the same format of the script function in my index.html file and it's still wrong apparently.

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>JavaScript Basics</title>
  </head>
  <body>
   <script src="index.html"></script>
   <script src="app.js"></script>
  </body>
</html>
app.js

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,644 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,644 Points

The instructions say: "Add the required HTML to load the external JavaScript file into the web page."

The only JavaScript file is app.js. The web page that you are adding the load code to IS index.html, you won't be loading that one.