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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Introducing JavaScript Link to an External Script

Marlon Drake
Marlon Drake
348 Points
Posted by Marlon Drake
Marlon Drake
348 Points

task one is no longer passing (JavaScript Basics)

when I get to task two while completing the shout.js task I get an error saying task one is no longer passing.

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
  <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
  <title>JavaScript Basics</title>
</head>
<body>
<script src="shout.js"></script>
  <script>
    alert("I DID IT");
    </script>
</body>
</html>
shout.js 
alert("I DID IT");

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

There should be only one script tag, to load in the external file. All the script code goes in that file.

The plain script tag with the code inside of it is not part of this challenge (perhaps you were thinking of a previous one?).