Help.. image script JS include file

[Splashbrooke]

Hi guys,
I am slightly confused about include files.

I want to include the code quoted below as a seperae page.. and not in the hhead.

Can you tell me 1) what needs to be included and how it should be in this include file and 2) what do I leave on the actual page

Cheers
Sam

<script type="text/javascript">

/***********************************************
* Image Thumbnail Viewer II script- © Dynamic Drive DHTML code library (www.dynamicdrive.com)
* Visit http://www.dynamicDrive.com for hundreds of DHTML scripts
* This notice must stay intact for legal use
***********************************************/

//Specify image paths and optional link (set link to "" for no link):
var dynimages=new Array()
dynimages[0]=["photo1.jpg", "http://www.cnn.com"]
dynimages[1]=["photo2.jpg", "http://www.yahoo.com"]
dynimages[2]=["photo3.jpg", "http://www.google.com"]

//Preload images ("yes" or "no"):
var preloadimg="no"

//Set optional link target to be added to all images with a link:
var optlinktarget=""

//Set image border width
var imgborderwidth=0

//Optionally, change 1.0 and 0.7 below to affect Wipe gradient size and duration in seconds in IE5.5+:
var filterstring="progidXImageTransform.Microsoft.GradientWipe(GradientSize=1.0 Duration=0.7)"

///////No need to edit beyond here/////

if (preloadimg=="yes"){
for (x=0; x<dynimages.length; x++){
var myimage=new Image()
myimage.src=dynimages[x][0]
}
}

function returnimgcode(theimg){
var imghtml=""
if (theimg[1]!="")
imghtml='<a href="'+theimg[1]+'" target="'+optlinktarget+'">'
imghtml+='<img src="'+theimg[0]+'" border="'+imgborderwidth+'">'
if (theimg[1]!="")
imghtml+='</a>'
return imghtml
}

function modifyimage(loadarea, imgindex){
if (document.getElementById){
var imgobj=document.getElementById(loadarea)
if (imgobj.filters && window.createPopup){
imgobj.style.filter=filterstring
imgobj.filters[0].Apply()
}
imgobj.innerHTML=returnimgcode(dynimages[imgindex])
if (imgobj.filters && window.createPopup)
imgobj.filters[0].Play()
return false
}
}

</script>

[jscheuer1]

Do you mean a server side include or just an external javascript file?

For server side, it varies depending upon the server side language you are using and can be problematical when javascript is involved. The best method is to use an external javascript file (not a page, not an include). Here are my general guidelines on doing that:

Use a text editor to save the script, call it 'file_name.js' where 'file_name' can be any valid file name of your choosing. Substitute the name of your external .js file for some.js in the below:

<script src="some.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

Common problems arise when:

1 ) The script file is not in the directory specified. In the above example it must be in the same directory as the page(s) that use it. Below, it can be in the scripts directory off of the root of a domain:

<script src="http://www.somedomain.com/scripts/some.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

2 ) Opening, closing and/or 'hiding' tags are left in the external file. This means that you must strip:

<script>
<!--

and

//-->
</script>

and any of their many variations from the beginning and end of the external file.

3 ) The external call (<script src="some.js" type="text/javascript"></script>) is not inserted into the page at the correct spot. The external call must be inserted at the same place on the page where the script was/would have been.

4 ) Paths to other files (if) used by the script are no longer valid due to its location. This is only a problem if the external script is kept in a different directory than the page it was working on when it was an internal script. To correct this, use absolute paths inside the script. Absolute path examples:

http://www.somedomain.com/images/button.gif

http://www.somedomain.com/~mysitename/index.html

5 ) Inappropriately combining two or more scripts into one external file. Usually external scripts can be combined if one knows enough about scripting to do so properly. Even then it is possible to overlook something.

A rule of thumb when testing is, if it won't work on the page, it won't work as an external file either.

One other thing, if this is a DD script or any script that requires the credit remain for legal use, include the credit in the on page call, ex:

<script src="some.js" type="text/javascript">
/***********************************************
* IFrame SSI script II- © Dynamic Drive DHTML code library (http://www.dynamicdrive.com)
* Visit DynamicDrive.com for hundreds of original DHTML scripts
* This notice must stay intact for legal use
***********************************************/
</script>

Make sure to retain all the 'decorations', as these include begin and end javascript comment delimiters without which the script won't function.