how do i get javascript to work in the ez pages?

hi i have read other threads about jquery and javascript in ez pages. I have already put the jscript files in the folder and now I am adding script to my ez pages but the script seems to be changing due to the html editor. how do i prevent this bc it is not allowing my jquery to run.

I am trying to get the tabs on my EZ pages to load in other EZ pages though jquery .load() function. im doing this because I have manufacturers and then sub categories within that manufacturer.

I am using this code in the top of my ez page and it is not working at all...I know the javascript is working becuase when i do an ```
alert("hello");

it works fine however this does not ...

Try switching to plain text editing to put your javascript into the ez-pages.

Maybe another way to look at my question ... I am trying to add some ajax tabs into my ez pages

for example:

main
-foo
-foo
-foo

these are all tabs on my main ez page but I do not want to have to reload each time i click a tab and re create them a a couple times. i tried using the .load() function from jquery but it loads the entire website into the div instead of just the ez page content. is there a way to just load the ez page content?