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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Introducing JavaScript Link to an External Script

Leonardo Cavalcanti
Leonardo Cavalcanti
5,308 Points
Posted by Leonardo Cavalcanti
Leonardo Cavalcanti
5,308 Points

Javascript error, basics

So this was supposed to be an easy task, just add shout.js to the HTML file, just like i did... It says i should make sure to add both <script> and </script> but apparently i had already done that, so i dont know what could possibly be the error.

<!DOCTYPE HTML> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <title>JavaScript Basics</title> <script src="shout.js></script> </head> <body> </body> </html>

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
  <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
  <title>JavaScript Basics</title>
  <script src="shout.js></script>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>
shout.js 
alert("HEY, YOU'RE LEARNING TO PROGRAM JAVASCRIPT!");

1 Answer

Travis Brim
Travis Brim
4,908 Points
Travis Brim
Travis Brim
4,908 Points

Looks like just a missing quotation mark in your <script> tag.