Including a file?

[adammc]

Hi Folks,

Is it possible to use an include in na javascript file (.js) ?

v_content=[

['','Some text goes here, some more text here<br><i>Joe, QLD</i>','_blank'],
['','Some more text goes here, some more text here and here<br><i>Bob, Melbourne</i>','_blank'],
['','Some text goes here, some more text here<br><i>Bily, Vic</i>','_blank']

];

I was hoping to be able to use php / ssi to load the content between the (v_content=[) tags from a text file.

[Raffles]

You can do something like this:

$str = 'v_content=[';
$str .= file_get_contents('textfile.txt');
$str .= '];';
file_put_contents('stuff.js', $str); 

Then just include the JS file as normal:

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

Though it might be more sensible to simply append $str to an existing JS file that will be used anyway, in order to reduce the number of HTTP requests (which slow down display of a page).

[adammc]

thanks for the reply raffles
The code I posted above 'was' already in the .js file.

So... I dont understand your logic when using:
file_put_contents('stuff.js', $str);
<script type="text/javascript" src="stuff.js"></script>

[felgall]

To run PHP in a JavaScript file simply change the file extension on the file from .js to .php and then include the PHP in the file the same as if it were HTML. As long as the PHP actually writes valid JavaScript code that will then work.

[adammc]

As long as the PHP actually writes valid JavaScript code that will then work.

Thanks for the great idea, however its not rendering correctly, getting javascript errors

I have this to deal with in the .js file:

/* USE WORDWRAP AND MAXIMIZE THE WINDOW TO SEE THIS FILE
========================================
 V-NewsTicker v2.2
 License : Freeware (Enjoy it!)
 (c)2003 VASIL DINKOV- PLOVDIV, BULGARIA
========================================
 For IE4+, NS4+, Opera5+, Konqueror3.1+
========================================
 Get the NewsTicker script at:
 http://www.smartmenus.org/
 LEAVE THESE NOTES PLEASE - delete the comments if you want */

// BUG in Opera:
// If you want to be able to control the body margins
// put the script right after the BODY tag, not in the HEAD!!!

// === 1 === FONT, COLORS, EXTRAS...
v_font='verdana,arial,sans-serif';
v_fontSize='10px';
v_fontSizeNS4='11px';
v_fontWeight='normal';
v_fontColor='#4A49A8';
v_textDecoration='none';
v_fontColorHover='#ff0000';//		| won't work
v_textDecorationHover='underline';//	| in Netscape4
v_bgColor='none';
// set [='transparent'] for transparent
// set [='url(image_source)'] for image
v_top=-20;//	|
v_left=-10;//	| defining
v_width=198;//	| the box
v_height=75;//	|
v_paddingTop=2;
v_paddingLeft=1;
v_position='relative';// absolute/relative
v_timeout=2500;//1000 = 1 second
v_slideSpeed=30;
v_slideDirection=0;//0=down-up;1=up-down
v_pauseOnMouseOver=true;
// v2.2+ new below
v_slideStep=1;//pixels
v_textAlign='left';// left/center/right
v_textVAlign='top';// top/middle/bottom - won't work in Netscape4

// === 2 === THE CONTENT - ['href','text','target']
// Use '' for href to have no link item

v_content=[<? include"testimonials.txt";?>];

// ===
v_ua=navigator.userAgent;v_nS4=document.layers?1:0;v_iE=document.all&&!window.innerWidth&&v_ua.indexOf("MSIE")!=-1?1:0;v_oP=v_ua.indexOf("Opera")!=-1&&document.clear?1:0;v_oP7=v_oP&&document.appendChild?1:0;v_oP4=v_ua.indexOf("Opera")!=-1&&!document.clear;v_kN=v_ua.indexOf("Konqueror")!=-1&&parseFloat(v_ua.substring(v_ua.indexOf("Konqueror/")+10))<3.1?1:0;v_count=v_content.length;v_cur=1;v_cl=0;v_d=v_slideDirection?-1:1;v_TIM=0;v_fontSize2=v_nS4&&navigator.platform.toLowerCase().indexOf("win")!=-1?v_fontSizeNS4:v_fontSize;v_canPause=0;function v_getOS(a){return v_iE?document.all[a].style:v_nS4?document.layers["v_container"].document.layers[a]:document.getElementById(a).style};function v_start(){var o,px;o=v_getOS("v_1");px=v_oP&&!v_oP7||v_nS4?0:"px";if(parseInt(o.top)==v_paddingTop){v_canPause=1;if(v_count>1)v_TIM=setTimeout("v_canPause=0;v_slide()",v_timeout);return}o.top=(parseInt(o.top)-v_slideStep*v_d)*v_d>v_paddingTop*v_d?parseInt(o.top)-v_slideStep*v_d+px:v_paddingTop+px;if(v_oP&&o.visibility.toLowerCase()!="visible")o.visibility="visible";setTimeout("v_start()",v_slideSpeed)};function v_slide(){var o,o2,px;o=v_getOS("v_"+v_cur);o2=v_getOS("v_"+(v_cur<v_count?v_cur+1:1));px=v_oP&&!v_oP7||v_nS4?0:"px";if(parseInt(o2.top)==v_paddingTop){if(v_oP)o.visibility="hidden";o.top=v_height*v_d+px;v_cur=v_cur<v_count?v_cur+1:1;v_canPause=1;v_TIM=setTimeout("v_canPause=0;v_slide()",v_timeout);return}if(v_oP&&o2.visibility.toLowerCase()!="visible")o2.visibility="visible";if((parseInt(o2.top)-v_slideStep*v_d)*v_d>v_paddingTop*v_d){o.top=parseInt(o.top)-v_slideStep*v_d+px;o2.top=parseInt(o2.top)-v_slideStep*v_d+px}else{o.top=-v_height*v_d+px;o2.top=v_paddingTop+px}setTimeout("v_slide()",v_slideSpeed)};if(v_nS4||v_iE||v_oP||document.getElementById&&!v_kN&&!v_oP4){
document.write("<style>.vnewsticker,a.vnewsticker{font-family:"+v_font+";font-size:"+v_fontSize2+";color:"+v_fontColor+";text-decoration:"+v_textDecoration+";font-weight:"+v_fontWeight+"}a.vnewsticker:hover{font-family:"+v_font+";font-size:"+v_fontSize2+";color:"+v_fontColorHover+";text-decoration:"+v_textDecorationHover+"}</style>");v_temp="<div "+(v_nS4?"name":"id")+"=v_container style='position:"+v_position+";top:"+v_top+"px;left:"+v_left+"px;width:"+v_width+"px;height:"+v_height+"px;background:"+v_bgColor+";layer-background"+(v_bgColor.indexOf("url(")==0?"-image":"-color")+":"+v_bgColor+";clip:rect(0,"+v_width+","+v_height+",0);overflow:hidden'>"+(v_iE?"<div style='position:absolute;top:0px;left:0px;width:100%;height:100%;clip:rect(0,"+v_width+","+v_height+",0)'>":"");for(v_i=0;v_i<v_count;v_i++)
v_temp+="<div "+(v_nS4?"name":"id")+"=v_"+(v_i+1)+" style='position:absolute;top:"+(v_height*v_d)+"px;left:"+v_paddingLeft+"px;width:"+(v_width-v_paddingLeft*2)+"px;height:"+(v_height-v_paddingTop*2)+"px;clip:rect(0,"+(v_width-v_paddingLeft*2)+","+(v_height-v_paddingTop*2)+",0);overflow:hidden"+(v_oP?";visibility:hidden":"")+";text-align:"+v_textAlign+"' class=vnewsticker>"+(!v_nS4?"<table width="+(v_width-v_paddingLeft*2)+" height="+(v_height-v_paddingTop*2)+" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td width="+(v_width-v_paddingLeft*2)+" height="+(v_height-v_paddingTop*2)+" align="+v_textAlign+" valign="+v_textVAlign+" class=vnewsticker>":"")+(v_content[v_i][0]!=""?"<a href='"+v_content[v_i][0]+"' target='"+v_content[v_i][2]+"' class=vnewsticker"+(v_pauseOnMouseOver?" onmouseover='if(v_canPause&&v_count>1){clearTimeout(v_TIM);v_cl=1}' onmouseout='if(v_canPause&&v_count>1&&v_cl)v_TIM=setTimeout(\"v_canPause=0;v_slide();v_cl=0\","+v_timeout+")'":"")+">":"<span"+(v_pauseOnMouseOver?" onmouseover='if(v_canPause&&v_count>1){clearTimeout(v_TIM);v_cl=1}' onmouseout='if(v_canPause&&v_count>1&&v_cl)v_TIM=setTimeout(\"v_canPause=0;v_slide();v_cl=0\","+v_timeout+")'":"")+">")+v_content[v_i][1]+(v_content[v_i][0]!=""?"</a>":"</span>")+(!v_nS4?"</td></tr></table>":"")+"</div>";v_temp+=(v_iE?"</div>":"")+"</div>";document.write(v_temp);setTimeout("v_start()",1000);if(v_nS4)onresize=function(){location.reload()}}

[adammc]

Heres the error in action :
http://www.goonlinewebdesign.com.au/...mo10/index.php

Can anyone possibly help?

[adammc]

The error is stemming from the 'include' code.

v_content=[<? include"testimonials.txt";?>];

['','Some text goes here, some more text here<br><i>Joe, QLD</i>','_blank'],
['','Some more text goes here, some more text here and here<br><i>Bob, Melbourne</i>','_blank'],
['','Some text goes here, some more text here<br><i>Bily, Vic</i>','_blank']

when I removed '<? include"testimonials.txt";?>' from my code I got no errors, but obviously the script wasnt working.
Does anyone have any ideas?

[adammc]

i fixed it!!
I ended up putting the contents of the original .js file straight into the .php page instead of using the javascript include 'src' and it rendered the js and included the txt file perfectly

[marcelg]

Good Work!

[felgall]

Sounds like you didn't set up the separate JavaScript file to be parsed for PHP first - if the code just got passed to the JavaScript instead of being run on the server that would explain why the separate file didn't work.

Did you rename the file and use:

<script type="text/javascript" src="stuff.php"></script>