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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Storing and Tracking Information with Variables Create a Variable

Posted by Ben Mohammad
Ben Mohammad
5,659 Points

Creating a variable?

I keep getting an error message for this simple task.

scripts.js 
var myName;
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="scripts.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

1 Answer

andren
andren
28,558 Points
andren
andren
28,558 Points

What error message are you getting? The code you post is correct for the first task. Sometimes the code challenges can be a bit buggy, so maybe just try passing it again? It might also help to reset the challenge and rewriting the code.