javascript syntax error

[babushka]

Hello, I am hopeless at javascript.

Firebug in firefox is giving me a syntax error for the strURL line below. The code is included in an external file.

I can't see what the problem is.

<script type="text/javascript">
  function getCity(stateId) {
    var strURL = "getcities.php?state="+stateId;
  }

[babushka]

I embed the code in the head and it works fine, no syntax error. Why can't I put it in a separate file?

[Fotiman]

If it's in an external file, then you should NOT have the <script> and </script> tags in the file.

[babushka]

Gee, I must've stared at that 20 times. Don't know how I missed it. Thanks!