Dreamweaver - .js files

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.js files

PompeyFan

2004-08-05, 12:15 pm

When creating a rollover image, I would like to store the javascript in an
external [.js] file - is there anyway that the code can immediately be saved to
the file, or do you have to simply cut and paste the code into a created .js
file from the Code Window.

If there were 3 links each with a rollover state would it be necessary to save
the script to 3 different js files or can they all be placed into the same
file? When placing code within a .js file do I literally just paste it in? Is
there anything else that needs to be placed within the file?

I'd be most grateful for anyones assistance.

Justin Kozuch

2004-08-05, 7:14 pm

Hi There,

Well, you are in luck!!!

http://www.communitymx.com/abstract.cfm?cid=A3A8D

This free article, written by Jim Babbage, has everything you need to
know on how to externalize your JS files.

Enjoy!

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PompeyFan wrote:

> When creating a rollover image, I would like to store the javascript in an
> external [.js] file - is there anyway that the code can immediately be saved to
> the file, or do you have to simply cut and paste the code into a created .js
> file from the Code Window.
>
> If there were 3 links each with a rollover state would it be necessary to save
> the script to 3 different js files or can they all be placed into the same
> file? When placing code within a .js file do I literally just paste it in? Is
> there anything else that needs to be placed within the file?
>
> I'd be most grateful for anyones assistance.

Al Sparber- PVII

2004-08-05, 7:15 pm

PompeyFan wrote:
> When creating a rollover image, I would like to store the javascript
> in an external [.js] file - is there anyway that the code can
> immediately be saved to the file, or do you have to simply cut and
> paste the code into a created .js file from the Code Window.
>
> If there were 3 links each with a rollover state would it be
> necessary to save the script to 3 different js files or can they all
> be placed into the same file? When placing code within a .js file do
> I literally just paste it in? Is there anything else that needs to
> be placed within the file?
>
> I'd be most grateful for anyones assistance.

If you want an automated way of doing this, check out our Productivity
Tools:
http://www.projectseven.com/product...ls_01/index.htm

They are not free, but it includes a utility that not only allows you to
automatically create an external script file and move your scripts to
them, but it also allows you to move scripts back and forth from the
external file to your document and back again. This is handy when you
need to update scripts.

But here is the short answer if you'd like to do it yourself:
Create a new file with the JS extension: myscripts.js
Copy your JavaScript into this new file - do not include the <script>
tags:

<script type="text/javascript">

</script>

Delete the scripts, the script tags, and the comments from your html
page and replace all of that with a link to the script file:

<script type="text/javascript" src="myscripts.js"></script>

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Justin Kozuch

2004-08-05, 7:15 pm

Just remembered something.

http://sandbox.dreaminginto.com/includes/index.php

I did a test suite for an issue I had at work, and this is what I came
up with.

A bit more involved than Jim's article, but works nonetheless.

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Justin Kozuch
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PompeyFan wrote:

> When creating a rollover image, I would like to store the javascript in an
> external [.js] file - is there anyway that the code can immediately be saved to
> the file, or do you have to simply cut and paste the code into a created .js
> file from the Code Window.
>
> If there were 3 links each with a rollover state would it be necessary to save
> the script to 3 different js files or can they all be placed into the same
> file? When placing code within a .js file do I literally just paste it in? Is
> there anything else that needs to be placed within the file?
>
> I'd be most grateful for anyones assistance.