Of course you don't want to have the <script> tag in the external js file. <script> is an (x)html tag, so it does not belong in a text/javascript file.
Patrick H. Lauke __________________________________________________________________________ re·dux (adj.): brought back; returned. used postpositively. [latin : re-, re- + dux, leader; see duke.] http://www.splintered.co.uk | http://www.photographia.co.uk | http://redux.deviantart.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Seona Bellamy" To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 12:47 AM Subject: Re: [WSG] Comment syntax in external javascript files? > Just a quick related question, but when you put your javascript into an > external file, do you need to put the <script> tags into the file as well? Or > do you just have the code in there and then call it in via the script tag below? > > Cheers, > > Seona. > > Quoting Lachlan Hardy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > <script type="text/javascript" src="thing.js"></script> > > > > I do it as per Dan's example above. It validates as XHTML 1.0 Strict and > > I haven't identified any problems with it > > > > Cheers, > > Lachlan > > > > ***************************************************** > > The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ > > See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > > for some hints on posting to the list & getting help > > ***************************************************** > > > > > > > > ***************************************************** > The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ > See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > for some hints on posting to the list & getting help > ***************************************************** > > > > ***************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help *****************************************************
