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

Marino Carranza
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Marino Carranza
Courses Plus Student 851 Points
Posted by Marino Carranza
Marino Carranza
Courses Plus Student 851 Points

why is task number 1 no longer passing?

I have gone back a couple times and rewrote the code but it still not passing, what am I doing 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="shout.js"></script>
  <script>
    alert("I DID IT");
  </script>

</body>
</html>
shout.js

4 Answers

Marino Carranza
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Marino Carranza
Courses Plus Student 851 Points
Marino Carranza
Marino Carranza
Courses Plus Student 851 Points

Thanks very much, I got it! I was not looking the whole picture

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

The task 2 code should all be in shout.js (the other tab).

Instead of adding another set of script tags along with the script code to the HTML, you should place only the script code in the other file.

The line you added in task 1 will cause the other file to be loaded.

Eloy Hernandez
Eloy Hernandez
4,417 Points
Eloy Hernandez
Eloy Hernandez
4,417 Points

Maybe you need to remove the second script tags, the one with the alert on it.

Alexander La Bianca
Alexander La Bianca
15,959 Points
Alexander La Bianca
Alexander La Bianca
15,959 Points

Hi,

You need to add the alert inside the shout.js file. You are loading the shout.js file into the html via the 

<script src='shout.js' type='text/javascript'></script>

This tells the index.html file to go look inside the shout.js file to execute any javascript. So anything that is inside the shout.js file will be loaded when the interpreter sees the above script tag So inside shout.js go

alert('I DID IT');
Alexander La Bianca
Alexander La Bianca
15,959 Points

Also note: this will greatly help in keeping your code organized.