Calling Javascript file from main page

[praiseandplay]

Is there a way that I can call my javascript file from my main page. I created a file: jscript_praiseandplayscroll.js and put it in includes/modules/pages/main_page_js/ folder. The line of code that I am trying to use to call it is: <script language="javascript" src="includes/modules/pages/main_page_js/jscript_praiseandplayscroll.js"></script>

I've also tried putting the file in: includes/templates/praiseandplay/jscript/ folder, which would make the file global and then used: <script language="javascript" src="jscript_praiseandplayscroll.js"> to call it, and still, no results.

Any help here would be greatly appreciated. The site is: www.praiseandplay.com/catalog

[DrByte]

If the jscript_praiseandplayscroll.js script is something that must run from a specific spot on the page, you'll have to code the <script ..... jscript_praiseandplayscroll.js.... </script> part in to your template manually.

However, if it is something that just needs to be loaded and available for other javascript function calls elsewhere in your templates, then putting it in the jscript folder (your second location above) is the right way to do it.

[praiseandplay]

See, I think that that is what I did? I am trying to load it for a specific website and put the jscript_praiseandplayscroll.js in includes/modules/pages/main_page_js/ folder. The line of code that I am trying to use to call it is:
<script language="javascript" src="includes/modules/pages/main_page_js/jscript_praiseandplayscroll.js"></script>

which does want to work for some reason. I'm really confused because I think I am doing what you and the jscript instructions say to do, but to know avail.

And I am also hard coding it into one of my sidebox templates, tpl_blank_sidebox1.php

[DrByte]

What is "main_page_js" ? Zen Cart doesn't have such a page by default...

[DrByte]

what does your jscript_praisenplayscroll.js file do ?

Does is simply provide support for various js function calls in your template, or is IT supposed to do something specific on the screen all by itself?

[praiseandplay]

main_page_js is the name of a folder that i created to put javascript files into for my main page. The script is used for scrolling text. Useful if you have a lot of text you want to fit into a small table cell for example. Hope that helps.

[DrByte]

can you share a URL?

[praiseandplay]

Sure, it's www.praiseandplay.com/catalog

[DrByte]

1. the .js file is being loaded in the header because you've located the file in the jscript folder for your template. This is probably what you want, so this is okay:

<script type="text/javascript" src="includes/templates/praiseandplay/jscript/jscript_praiseandplay.js"></script>

2. In your bottom centerbox you have a commented copy of the script with a big long file path that will not work on a webpage because the path is too long:

        <!-- <script language="javascript" src="/kunden/homepages/19/d158832336/htdocs/praiseandplay/catalog/includes/modules/pages/main_page_js/jscript_praiseandplayscroll.js"></script> -->

It can likely be removed.

3. I decided to take a look at the js code you're using to see how it's supposed to invoke the scrolling .... only to discover that the code in the file has nothing to do with scrolling .... instead it's css-top-menu code ....

[praiseandplay]

Thats the menu I was using before. I've deleted it now and have made some changes to the site, but the javascript still isn't working. I haven't felt this lost programming in a long time. I have no idea what to do. I believe that I have followed the instructions in the jscript text file to a tee. Is there something else that I might be doing wrong? Once again, any help would be greatly appreciated.