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Shalini.Khiani
23 Jun, 2007 - 10:23 PM
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I downloaded a script to show random quotes.
i modified the script to show the file location and it works, but everytime i edit the quotes to another set of different quotes I'd like, it stops working. I did not change any ' and maintained allthe brackets intact. I also did not modify any part of the javascript curly braces etc.

this code goes into the html file of the body

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<script language="JavaScript1.1" src="http://www.mp2.computerfirst.net/motivatequote.js">
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i have made 2 files
www.mp2.computerfirst.net/life1.html (code works with original motivatequote.js file) Attached File  works.doc ( 30k ) Number of downloads: 28


www.mp2.computerfirst.net/living.html (code doesnt work - file reference is motivatequote1.js file) Attached File  doesntwork.doc ( 24k ) Number of downloads: 25


attaching 2 files, which is an exact copypaste of these 2 js files respectively.

Can you help me identify what am i doing wrong ?

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23 Jun, 2007 - 10:37 PM
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Everything works fine. Your links both work (they're pointed to the same JS file), as does the code in the attached DOC files. I copied your 'doesntwork' code into a JS file, and it worked perfectly. Perhaps you just typed the filename wrong, or forgot to upload your file?
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Everything works fine. Your links both work (they're pointed to the same JS file), as does the code in the attached DOC files. I copied your 'doesntwork' code into a JS file, and it worked perfectly. Perhaps you just typed the filename wrong, or forgot to upload your file?



Thanks for the reply - you are right, if i only put 3 quotes it works fine, but when i put all the quotes i want it doesnt work again, i figured maybe there's a limitation of 30 quotes still it doesnt work. sending you the doesnt work file Attached File  doesntwork.doc ( 36k ) Number of downloads: 26
once again. I tried once again copying the exact text and uploaded the file to the website, it doesnt work. the link is www.mp2.computerfirst.net/living.html
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It's not liking the line breaks within the quotation marks. quotes[7] and quotes[17] are the ones causing the error. Attached is a revised js file.

As for why it doesn't like them ... . I have no idea. biggrin.gif


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Attached File  doesWork.js.zip ( 2.76k ) Number of downloads: 26
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It's not liking the line breaks within the quotation marks. quotes[7] and quotes[17] are the ones causing the error. Attached is a revised js file.

As for why it doesn't like them ... . I have no idea. biggrin.gif


Thanks - it works. Appreciate it.
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p.s. ...

To find the problem, I just commented out questions by placing "/*" before the first question and "*/" after the last question. I then moved the comment's start down a couple questions at a time, and tested. This allowed me to determine which questions were causing the JS to stop working, and pinpoint what the cause was.

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As for why it doesn't like them ... . I have no idea.
Line‐breaks within strings need to be escaped with the Reverse Solidus (\) character. An example is shown below.

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var string = "This is a string.\
    It is broken over multiple lines.\
    See?";
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