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philwinter

Jan 16 2008, 04:11 PM

Hello, I recently downloaded a Javascript routine to rotate images on my web pages. It works quite well, but requires the main Javascript routine to be in the <head> of the page - about 165 lines of code. When I run the HTML validator on the page, every line of Javascript produces and error. To avoid this, and to streamline my markup, I would like to move this Javascript routine to a separate file, but not knowing Javascript, I don't know how to do this. Here's the "calling" code in the <body>:

<script type="text/javascript">
//new fadeshow(IMAGES_ARRAY_NAME, slideshow_width, slideshow_height, borderwidth, delay, pause (0=no, 1=yes), optionalRandomOrder) (the comment wrapped in this window)
new fadeshow(fadeimages, 200, 167, 0, 2000, 1, "")
</script>

I know that the variables mentioned above have to be passed externally when the Javascript is a separate file, I just don't know how to do it.

Any help will be greatly appreciated!

Phil

pandy

Jan 16 2008, 04:32 PM

Copy the code to a file and name it something.js. Do NOT include the script tags, they are HTML. Then link to it like so (in HEAD).

CODE

http://htmlhelp.com/reference/html40/special/script.html

QUOTE

I know that the variables mentioned above have to be passed externally when the Javascript is a separate file, I just don't know how to do it.

Sorry. Don't follow that.

philwinter

Jan 16 2008, 05:02 PM

Hi Pandy,

Thank you so much. That did it. The comment about passing variables hearkens back to my Fortran programming days many years ago.

Thanks,

Phil

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