trying to create seperate js file

**cbridges** · 04-11-2009, 04:15 PM

I have created a horizontal spry menu bar. I would like to put the code for the dropdown menus in a seperate js file and reference this file..so when I change the menus I only need to change this file. The code for the submenus is in the second code box below (bold). I have tried different ways but its not working. The test page is at http://www.auburnfireandrescue.org/city

Any ideas? Thanks in advance

Code:

<html>
<head>
<title>City Of Auburn, Illinois</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<link href="cityweb.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
<script src="SpryAssets/SpryMenuBar.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
function MM_preloadImages() { //v3.0
  var d=document; if(d.images){ if(!d.MM_p) d.MM_p=new Array();
    var i,j=d.MM_p.length,a=MM_preloadImages.arguments; for(i=0; i<a.length; i++)
    if (a[i].indexOf("#")!=0){ d.MM_p[j]=new Image; d.MM_p[j++].src=a[i];}}
}

function MM_findObj(n, d) { //v4.01
  var p,i,x;  if(!d) d=document; if((p=n.indexOf("?"))>0&&parent.frames.length) {
    d=parent.frames[n.substring(p+1)].document; n=n.substring(0,p);}
  if(!(x=d[n])&&d.all) x=d.all[n]; for (i=0;!x&&i<d.forms.length;i++) x=d.forms[i][n];
  for(i=0;!x&&d.layers&&i<d.layers.length;i++) x=MM_findObj(n,d.layers[i].document);
  if(!x && d.getElementById) x=d.getElementById(n); return x;
}

function MM_nbGroup(event, grpName) { //v6.0
  var i,img,nbArr,args=MM_nbGroup.arguments;
  if (event == "init" && args.length > 2) {
    if ((img = MM_findObj(args[2])) != null && !img.MM_init) {
      img.MM_init = true; img.MM_up = args[3]; img.MM_dn = img.src;
      if ((nbArr = document[grpName]) == null) nbArr = document[grpName] = new Array();
      nbArr[nbArr.length] = img;
      for (i=4; i < args.length-1; i+=2) if ((img = MM_findObj(args[i])) != null) {
        if (!img.MM_up) img.MM_up = img.src;
        img.src = img.MM_dn = args[i+1];
        nbArr[nbArr.length] = img;
    } }
  } else if (event == "over") {
    document.MM_nbOver = nbArr = new Array();
    for (i=1; i < args.length-1; i+=3) if ((img = MM_findObj(args[i])) != null) {
      if (!img.MM_up) img.MM_up = img.src;
      img.src = (img.MM_dn && args[i+2]) ? args[i+2] : ((args[i+1])? args[i+1] : img.MM_up);
      nbArr[nbArr.length] = img;
    }
  } else if (event == "out" ) {
    for (i=0; i < document.MM_nbOver.length; i++) {
      img = document.MM_nbOver[i]; img.src = (img.MM_dn) ? img.MM_dn : img.MM_up; }
  } else if (event == "down") {
    nbArr = document[grpName];
    if (nbArr)
      for (i=0; i < nbArr.length; i++) { img=nbArr[i]; img.src = img.MM_up; img.MM_dn = 0; }
    document[grpName] = nbArr = new Array();
    for (i=2; i < args.length-1; i+=2) if ((img = MM_findObj(args[i])) != null) {
      if (!img.MM_up) img.MM_up = img.src;
      img.src = img.MM_dn = (args[i+1])? args[i+1] : img.MM_up;
      nbArr[nbArr.length] = img;
  } }
}
function MM_swapImgRestore() { //v3.0
  var i,x,a=document.MM_sr; for(i=0;a&&i<a.length&&(x=a[i])&&x.oSrc;i++) x.src=x.oSrc;
}
function MM_swapImage() { //v3.0
  var i,j=0,x,a=MM_swapImage.arguments; document.MM_sr=new Array; for(i=0;i<(a.length-2);i+=3)
   if ((x=MM_findObj(a[i]))!=null){document.MM_sr[j++]=x; if(!x.oSrc) x.oSrc=x.src; x.src=a[i+2];}
}
//-->
</script>
<link href="SpryAssets/SpryMenuBarHorizontal.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
<style type="text/css">
<!--
body {
	margin-top: 25px;
}
#Table_01 tr td table tr td table tr td h5 {
	color: #FFF;
	font: arial;
}
#Table_01 tr td table tr td .mainbody u strong {
	color: #000080;
}
#Table_01 tr td table tr td .mainbody strong u {
	color: #000080;
}
-->
</style>
</head>

Code:

<td><ul id="MenuBar1" class="MenuBarHorizontal"> <li><a class="MenuBarItemSubmenu" href="#" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('Image35','','images/gov_tab2.gif',1)"><img src="images/gov_tab.gif" name="Image35" width="87" height="33" border="0"></a> <ul> <li><a href="#" class="MenuBarItemSubmenu">City Hall</a> <ul> <li><a href="#">Boil Orders</a></li> <li><a href="#">Building Permits</a> <ul> <li><a href="#">application</a></li> </ul> <li><a href="#">City Maps</a></li> <li><a href="#">Community Center Rental</a></li> <li><a href="#">Tap Fees</a></li> <li><a href="utilitypaymnet.html">Utility Payments</a></li> <li><a href="#">Water Quality Reports</a></li> <li><a href="#">FAQs</a></li> <li><a href="#">Online Publications</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="#" class="MenuBarItemSubmenu">Public Works</a> <ul> <li><a href="#">Building Permits</a></li> <li><a href="#">Public Water Supply</a></li> <li><a href="#">Wastewater Treatment</a></li> <li><a href="#">Upcoming Road Work</a></li> <li><a href="#">FAQs</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="#" class="MenuBarItemSubmenu">Police Department</a> <ul> <li><a href="#">Untitled Item</a></li> <li><a href="#">Untitled Item</a></li> </ul> </li>

Code:

<script type="text/javascript">
//anylinkmenu.init("menu_anchors_class") //call this function at the very *end* of the document!
anylinkmenu.init("menuanchorclass")
</script>
<!-- End Save for Web Slices -->
</body>

**molendijk** · 04-11-2009, 08:57 PM

There are many many ways to do it. The old fashioned but solid way is to do it with the help of a html --> javascript converter. Go to this converter, follow the instructions and put your new external js-file in the head section of your pages (and remove the HTML that you converted (with the help of the converter), but keep it somewhere just in case).
===
Arie Molendijk.

**cbridges** · 04-12-2009, 01:36 PM

Arie...the converter worked great. The only issue I have is that I don't want to have to convert it each time the menus change. I would like to just update the js file and upload it (plus I will have another person updating the menus as they change and that person...not computer literate). What are some other good ways to do it. Thanks!

**molendijk** · 04-12-2009, 03:15 PM

cbridges,
Here's another way. Create a file 'menu.html'. Put your listmenu into it (and remove the listmenu from your file(s)). Then in the head of each file:

Code:

<script type="text/javascript">
if(window.opera)
{document.write('<iframe src="menu.html" width="0" height="0" name="menu"></iframe>');}
else document.write('<object type="text/html" data="menu.html" width="0" height="0" name="menu" ></object>');
function extractMenu(){
try{
document.body.innerHTML+=window.frames['menu'].body.innerHTML;
}
catch(e){
document.body.innerHTML+=window.frames['menu'].document.body.innerHTML;
}
}
window.onload=extractMenu; 
</script>

(or put the script in some_external.js. (without the script tags), and put in the head of each file: <script type="text/javascript" src="some_external.js"></script>).
===
Arie Molendijk.

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