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<html>
<head>
<script language='javascript' src='/my_source.js'>
</script>
</head>...
How would I call on an external javascript from inside a javascript?
Any thoughts are appreciated.
[edited by: kirkplug at 12:13 am (utc) on Nov. 8, 2004]
GeorgeGG
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<title>Untitled</title>
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<script type="text/javascript">
function scrLdr(){
var scr_tg=document.getElementById('scr2');
scr_tg.src="tst_181.js";
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<p>
<script id="scr2" type="text/javascript" src=""></script>
<a href="#" onclick="scrLdr();">Load new script</a>
<br /><br /><br />
<a href="#" onclick="ckNew();">Check new code</a>
</p>
</body>
</html>
And "tst_181.js" contains:
function ckNew(){
alert("new");
}
Alternatively, you could use a hidden iframe to load an HTML page with scripts (internal or external), then call the scripts through the parent/child relationship as with:
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<title>Untitled</title>
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
</head>
<body onload="document.getElementById('ifrOne').src='tst_181_c.htm';">
<p>
<a href="#" onclick="top.frames[0].ckNew();">Check iframe load</a>
</p>
<iframe id="ifrOne" src="" style="visibility:hidden;"></iframe>
</body>
</html>
And "tst_181_c.htm" contains:
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<title>Untitled</title>
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<script type="text/javascript">
function ckNew(){
alert("iframe loaded");
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>
Obviously, this creates unnecessary overhead. You should really plan your scripts so you can load your script files in the head of your page, using HTML.
By the way, why is it <script type="text/javascript">
instead of <script language="javascript">?
