dhtml script as an include

[macdan]

HI there

I picked up a great little dhtml scroller script from dynamic drive which I named "scroller.js"

see:

http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex2/crosstick.htm

I would like to use this, but put it in my page as an include so I don't have to amend every page when the content changes, is this correct:

<script language="Javascript1.2" src="scroller.js"></script>

When I use this code I get a javascript syntax error, I've checked the path and names etc. The error refers to the evry beginning of the file - (I assume the scroller.js file).

Thanks for any help.

[Anarchos]

There's some HTML in there that you'll need to either convert to js or include with SSI or something else for all of your files.

[macdan]

Thanks Anarchos.

How would I go about converting the html to javascript? Is it as simple as surrounding the html with

document.write('html code')

?

Many thanks

[Jeremy W.]

If your host supports Server Side Includes, the syntax is:

<!--include file="myfile.html"-->

You can then include your html AND the JS in there and only have to maintain one file across your website (or 2 if you put the JS in a separate file).

Btw, your external JS call is fine.

[macdan]

Thanks - I'm sure they do support SSIs.

[Jeremy W.]

Yeah, I haven't seen a host that doesn't (besides free hosts) in about 2 years, though I'm sure they are out there