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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Working With Numbers Doing Math

Posted by Richard Gilmore
Richard Gilmore
21,429 Points

JavaScript statements do not run. Do not see any errors in console. How to fix problem?

None of my statements run. Only see headline from HTML in preview. No errors show.

Sample in JavaScript file: var secondsPerMin = 60; var minsPerHour = 60; var hoursPerDay = 24; var daysPerWeek = 7; var weeksPerYear = 52; var yearsAlive = 26; var daysPerYear = 365;

var secondsAlive = secondsPerMin * minsPerHour * hoursPerDay * daysPerYear * yearsAlive; document.write("I've been alive for " + secondsAlive + " seconds.");

Fábio Tavares da Costa
Fábio Tavares da Costa
11,985 Points
Fábio Tavares da Costa
Fábio Tavares da Costa
11,985 Points

I looks like the file is not properly linked.

type it inside the dot js file:

alert('JS properly linked!');

If you do not see an alert box, that's the diagnostic. You must see JS properly linked! when the path/to/file.js is correct.

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1 Answer

Richard Gilmore
Richard Gilmore
21,429 Points

Thanks, I'll try it out as soon as possible.