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

Jennifer Powell
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Jennifer Powell
Courses Plus Student 1,069 Points
Posted by Jennifer Powell
Jennifer Powell
Courses Plus Student 1,069 Points

says task one not passing anymore. whats going on?

Im lost as to what they are talking about if it let me pass task one to begin with.

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

</body>
</html>
shout.js

2 Answers

Paul Jackson
Paul Jackson
7,585 Points
Paul Jackson
Paul Jackson
7,585 Points

Hi Jennifer,

You are really close. You just need to take the alert function you have in the script tag and put it in the shout.js file and then delete the script tag that surrounds it. The one you have in the body is exactly where it should be.

Hope this helps ?

Jennifer Powell
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Jennifer Powell
Courses Plus Student 1,069 Points
Jennifer Powell
Jennifer Powell
Courses Plus Student 1,069 Points

ok thanks I just needed to read the question carefully. thanks for your help!