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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Introducing JavaScript Where Does JavaScript Go?

Posted by Richard Nicholls
Richard Nicholls
1,301 Points

New to javascript

Ok, i created a file called scripts.js on a site I am playing with. When i type the alert it doesnt show up. when i add the javascript directly to the html it works fine

2 Answers

Hayley Swimelar
Hayley Swimelar
7,124 Points
Hayley Swimelar
Hayley Swimelar
7,124 Points

Be sure that you're including a <script> tag that points to the location of the JavaScript file you want your browser to use.

Let's say you have your index.html and your app.js file in the same folder: your script tag should look like this:

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

If you have your Javascript file in a separate folder called "js", for example, you should do this:

<script src="js/app.js"></script>
Richard Nicholls
Richard Nicholls
1,301 Points
Richard Nicholls
Richard Nicholls
1,301 Points

Thanks. I got it now. I knew it was something simple although I had to read your message about 5 times. Thanks again

Hayley Swimelar
Hayley Swimelar
7,124 Points

I've edited my post to show the code a little better.

Here's some more reading about relative vs. absolute path names. This is something that developers use a daily basis, so it's worthwhile to have a solid understanding of this concept.