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

Posted by Nicholas Fuentes
Nicholas Fuentes
5,291 Points

i think im experiencing a bug im not sure what im doing wrong

how do i call the alert function

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 
alert('I DID IT!');

1 Answer

Lee Vaughn
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Lee Vaughn
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Lee Vaughn
Treehouse Teacher

The problem isn't with the alert, it is with the script tag you added to the HTML file.

Double check what you typed and see if you can spot the error.

If not, you can find the correct code below:

It should be <script src="shout.js"></script>

Nicholas Fuentes
Nicholas Fuentes
5,291 Points

thanks really appreciate it!