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Dec 18.2008

Hi all

I am including a js file in the HEAD of my page as such:

<script type=”text/javascript” src=”/scripts/common.js”></script>

and just for test purposes, in my common.js file I have the following:

[CODE]
function tester() {
alert(‘tester’);
}

window.onload = tester();
[/CODE]

Am I right in thinking that when I view my web pages, I should get an alert? For some reason it is not alerting anything!!!

Thanks for reading.

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@toicontienDec 18.2008 — Almost correct. The () on the line [B]window.onload = tester();[/B] causes the tester function to execute, and the value returned by tester() -- in this case undefined -- is assigned to the window.onload property. You want:
[CODE]window.onload = tester; // <-- No ()[/CODE]
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@JMRKERDec 18.2008 — All appears good. ?

Are you sure that the 'comon.js' file is located

in '/scripts/'

and not './scripts/'

(note the './' relative directirve)?

This assumes that your 'scripts' directory is NOT a subdirectory of your root directory

but is a subdirectory of where your program is located.

?

:o

Or NOT, according to 'toicontien' in post I didn't see.

(Probably a better answer). :eek:
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