Hello

I would like to put a code in my web site that would show up if people had their Javascript switched OFF telling them to switch it on and offering a link to do that i.e "We have detected that you are not using Javascript, click here to activate JAVA". I have only seen this once and can not remember where - I nearly always have JAVA on.

Also, and finally, I want Javascript to appear in my Browser thusly <script type="text/javascript" src= etc etc> instead of putting in the entire JAVASCRIPT. So I just link to a JAVASCRIPT held in a seperate file. I have tried doing this and can't see what I am doing wrong. I am using ANTECHINUS JAVASCRIPT EDITOR to do the javascipts (ie I copy and paste them in and then create a new JS and link to it) - but it is only the evaluation version and maybe it does not allow you to do this?

Any help would be much appreciated.

Many Regards

~S

Not sure about the first one but to link to an external javascript file enter the following tag before the </head> tag...

<script language="JavaScript" src="http://domain.com/javascript.js"></script>

Make sure you save the javascript file as a javascript file (.js)

And do NOT include the <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"> and </SCRIPT> tags in the javascript file

Hope this helps

James

Just to add, you might want to use the type attribute as well ( the 'language' attribute is deprecated in favour of 'type' so use them both for compatibility).

ie

<script src="myScript.js" language="JavaScript" type="text/JavaScript">
</script>

Also, I think you may be getting confused between Java and JavaScript. These are two different languages, one developed by Sun, the other, Netscape.
JavaScript cannot be used to detect if it is, itself, enabled so, instead, there is the <noscript> tag to cater for non-scripting browsers.
Anything you put between <noscript> </noscript> will be displayed by such browsers.
So, you could provide instructions on how to enable scripting, or perhaps a link to a scripting-browser download within this section.
Scripting browsers will ignore this content.
JavaScript can be used to detect if Java is enabled. You can use navigator.javaEnabled( ). This will return true or false as appropriate.

HTH

good stuff guys - I have the first point now but one question you say place between head. This I understand for Javascipts that are only placed in the head - what about those placed in the body? Do they alos have to go in the HEAD section?
I have added a few JAVASCRIPTS just fine now with the exception of the DAY Javascipt for adding the day of the week - it does not seem to work at all (although the date does )

Thank You HTH that problem is now solved. The further question arises . Ok so I use the noscript tag (fine) but rather than write instructions to folk on how to switch on JAVASCRIPT I am 99% sure there is a link or a way of enabling surfersto just click on it to enable their JAVASCRIPTING on their Browsers. MAybe some sort of exe. file (although hopefully not) ?