External Javascript

MikeV · #1 (**permalink**) Aug 9th, 2004, 18:23

Hi,

I've read on these forums that its good to put Javascript in an external .js file so that the page size is smaller. I've tried putting the following bit of Javascript (which prints put the date) into an external file but how can I then reference it to put the date into the right place on my page? Is this just the kind of Javascript that I cant make external to a page?

Any help would be appreciated.

Mike

<script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">
</script>

benbacardi · #2 (**permalink**) Aug 9th, 2004, 21:34

that sort of javascript, with the document.write(), you can't put in an external javascript file. However, you can do this:

You can put the string that you want to write into the page in an external javascript file in a variable like this:

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var mydate=new Date()

var year=mydate.getYear()

if (year < 1000)

year+=1900

var day=mydate.getDay()

var month=mydate.getMonth()

var daym=mydate.getDate()

if (daym<10)

daym="0"+daym

var dayarray=new Array("Sunday","Monday","Tuesday","Wednesday","Thursday","Friday","Saturday")

var montharray=new Array("January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December")

datestring = "<font color='ffffff' face='verdana' size='1'>"+montharray[month]+" "+daym+", "+year+"<\/b>";

and then just write it to the page with this code exactly where you want it on the page:

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<script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">
<!--

document.write(datestring);

//-->
</script>

just dont forget to add in the <head>:

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<script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2" src="external.js">

where external.js is the name of your external javascript file

MikeV · #3 (**permalink**) Aug 9th, 2004, 23:50

Ben,

Many thanks for your help. I've put that code in and its much neater. At the moment I'm copying and pasting into Dreamweaver 3. Do you know of any good software for debugging javascript (preferably free)?

Mike

benbacardi · #4 (**permalink**) Aug 10th, 2004, 08:07

I don't myself, all I ever use to make my websites is good old Notepad!!

Rob · #5 (**permalink**) Aug 10th, 2004, 15:28

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:<hr height="1" noshade="noshade" id="quote" />Originally posted by benbacardi
I don't myself, all I ever use to make my websites is good old Notepad!!<hr height="1" noshade="noshade" id="quote" /></blockquote id="quote">and I thought I was the ONLY one..... :wink:

benbacardi · #6 (**permalink**) Aug 11th, 2004, 08:12

hey! me too! good to know theres other weirdos like me out there who like the hard work :wink:

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