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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Introducing JavaScript Write Another Program

Posted by Corey Evans
Corey Evans
8,293 Points

Script tag

I tried many ways to put the alert tag inside a script tag. I even started a new line with <script>alert('Warning');</script> and it keeps saying task one is wrong.

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="scripts.js"></script>
 <script src="scripts.js">alert('Warning);</scripts>


</body>
</html>
Patrick McKinney
Patrick McKinney
13,151 Points

You are "calling" (that's not the right word) the scripts.js file two times. In your second <script> tag, remove src="scripts.js".

That way the code inside of your script tag will run instead of the page attempting to load scripts.js 2 times.

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
230,024 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
230,024 Points

:point_right: It looks like you have 3 separate issues:

  • You should have only one pair of script tags (one open, one close)
  • Your script tag should not have a src attribute, that's only for using external files.
  • Your alert message is missing the ending quote mark.