Wrong topic I know, but...

Sortarius

03-13-2002, 12:06 PM

There was no one who has posted under JavaScript yet. Neway, is there anyone decent with JavaScript round here? If so, I can use a hald with something.

Thanks in advance,
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Flyguy

03-13-2002, 01:23 PM

I do use javascript from time to time and have the javascript bible right to my side ;)

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ChiefRedBull

03-13-2002, 03:35 PM

I used to be King of some Javascript forum from the SAMS teach yourself series.. can't remember the address now.... Heh.
I could always lend a hand... might be a bit rusty though. :S

/me looks smug :D

check out www.wsabstract.com javascript forum, its a pretty good equivalent of what we've got here... nice, friendly, clever people, willing to help for free.

[edit again]Found it, www.jsworkshop.com/forum.[/edit again]

Sortarius

03-14-2002, 02:25 PM

Thanks Chief, Ill check the link out when I get back to work. Also, thanks for the offer Chief and Arnout. Tonight Ill log back on and give you a rundown of what I have/need. Basically though, if you go to Microsoft.com and mouse over their menu bar you will notice that it drops down. I am trying to duplicate that...but really running into problems. Its been...2 years since I had a JavaScript class, and even then we didnt go this deep into it.

<g>
Thanks again,
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p.s. Ooooo there ARE posts under this topic! rofl. <kicksort>

Sortarius

03-14-2002, 07:13 PM

Ok, heres the deal. I am wanting to make a dropdown menu appear with a style similar to Microsoft.com with a webpage found at http://www.angelfire.com/ar3/jojo/indexx.html.

Of course that page is not done yet...

Anyway, I am wanting to just add in a .js to the page so that if I ever make changes to the menu I do not have to go through and do it to every page. The .js file that I want to use is attached, though the actual links may be slightly askew as I have changed the location of where I want some things placed, added others, and removed some, but have not yet actually made the changes in the .js. I do know how to make those changes though. I just need help figuring out how to a) add a .js to the page, and b) make the menu actually work. For me nothing happens. Really not sure how off based I am on it. <kickdirt>

Anyway, any help at all is greatly appriciated.

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ChiefRedBull

03-15-2002, 02:21 AM

External JS files are easy to link into your pages... put this at the top of each HTML.
<script lanaguage=javascript src="yourscript.js"></script>(You might have to change "src=" for "href=".. I can't remember which it is... :D)

I'll check out the menu thing later.

Sortarius

03-15-2002, 10:07 AM

Yea Chief, that part I got. The part that is getting me though is making the local.js work. I use that tag and...well...nothing happens, so that tells me that my .js is not coded right. <g> Thats kinda what I really need help with.

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rich2kchan

03-29-2002, 04:09 PM

Sortarius, i dunno if i get wat u mean, but if ure asking how to use a .js file, u should put the tag the Chief stated above, and adds other code to ur <script> tag in order to use the function in the .js file.

For example, for a .js file with name of thejs.js like this:

function theFunction(){
alert("Function Used")
}

To use it in a html file, u may want to put something like this

<html>

<head>

<title>The Page</title>

<script language="javascript" src="thejs.js"></script>

</head>

<body onLoad="theFunction()">

<p>Contents Go Here</p>

</body>

</html>

This html file should be in the same directory as the thsjs.js file. By loading it in a browser, u should get the alert box saying Function Used, meaning that it is using the theFunction function in the .js file.
I hope i get wat u means, does it help?