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Posted by Curtis Elko
Curtis Elko
2,442 Points

MASH game not functioning

I started the HTML portion of the MASH game in the digital literacy track. I have opened the workspace and tried playing the game "as is" but the game does not work- the page opens- I fill in the form and press the predict future button- the forms fields go blank and the fortune is not told. I have tried recopying the teachers notes of the HTML, same problem continues.

May Loh
May Loh
5,213 Points

I encountered the same problem too.

5 Answers

Curtis Elko
Curtis Elko
2,442 Points
Curtis Elko
Curtis Elko
2,442 Points

I think this might be deliberate, that the project will be corrected as we go until the game is fully functional. I do not have the skills at this point to determine how to make the correction. My plan was to continue to course and see what happens.

May Loh
May Loh
5,213 Points
May Loh
May Loh
5,213 Points

Curtis,

I found what's amiss with the files! It's the files that left behind the task of linking up the other files to it. It's HTML is not complete, that's all. Easy peasy if you're familiar with HTML and went through the videos. Phew.. I was afraid that it was a Javascript error that is beyond the beginner's level...

Curtis Elko
Curtis Elko
2,442 Points
Curtis Elko
Curtis Elko
2,442 Points

Whatever is lacking is beyond me- since this would be my first real project in html and java, to have something amiss with the code will make learning difficult. Since I have never seen a correctly working project, the chances that I will be able to find the problem (on my own) are slim. The videos up to this point I don't believe have given me the necessary skills to make a correction. What would you suggest?

Tyler Molyneux
Tyler Molyneux
2,214 Points

Have you figured this out yet? I'm having the exact same issue.

May Loh
May Loh
5,213 Points

Yes, Tyler, I have figured it out. Remember how to add a script tag at the bottom of the page, just above the </body> tag? That's the solution.

Curtis Elko
Curtis Elko
2,442 Points
Curtis Elko
Curtis Elko
2,442 Points

I have left the MASH question for now and gone on to the other tutorials, working on understanding how html, css and javascript work together. Then once I have a better mastery, I intend to go back and work on MASH. Once MASH is working I'll know whether I am living in a mansion or not. Probably not;)

May Loh
May Loh
5,213 Points
May Loh
May Loh
5,213 Points

The answer is very simple. Just add the script tag and point the source to the script.js file. (Eg. <script src=scripts.js><script>). Place that at the base, just before the </body> tag. The whole thing will work.