External JavaScript file doesn’t get executed

Question

I can’t get my external JavaScript to run.

My index.html is:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <title>Test</title>
</head>
<body>
  <h1>Test</h1>
  <script> console.log("foo") </script>

  <!-- NOT WORKING-->
  <script src="scripts/notworking.js" type="javascript"></script>

  <script> console.log("bar") </script>
</body>
</html>

my notworking.js contains only the following two lines:

console.log("working?")
alert("working!");

But nothing happens. Only the "foo" and "bar" from the index.html file are displayed.

Did you get any error on loading notworking.js to the index.html — Venkat
– Venkat, Commented Sep 15, 2016 at 12:19
no, i dont get an error. If i add a file that not exists for example notworkingAAA.js then i get an 404 — Hansinger
– Hansinger, Commented Sep 15, 2016 at 12:24

Sebastian Simon · Accepted Answer · 2021-09-14 11:02:42Z

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<!-- NOT WORKING-->
<script src="scripts/notworking.js" type="javascript"></script>

type="javascript" is no valid MIME type.

Use type="text/javascript" or simply remove it.

edited Sep 14, 2021 at 11:02

Sebastian Simon

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answered Sep 15, 2016 at 12:37

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