changing script files

travel_addict wrote on 11/2/2003, 4:21 PM

I have some script files that end in .js but they wont work. They are actually just plain "text documents". How do I change them into real script files that work.

Paul

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jetdv wrote on 11/2/2003, 9:04 PM

Script files ARE just plain text files that end with the .js extension.

What do you mean by "they won't work"? Any types of error messages? Was the .NET Framework installed?

travel_addict wrote on 11/3/2003, 9:11 AM

Well, looking in windows exploer they show up under the file type as "JScript Script File" and "XML Document" which these ones work. they also have a Dreamweaver icon. Now the other ones just show up as a "Text Document" and these don't work. These ones show a notepad icon.

I hope this helps

Paul

jetdv wrote on 11/3/2003, 10:28 AM

In that case, the file name is probably:

scriptfile.js.txt

Just remove the ending .txt and all should be fine. Many are posted with an ending .txt so that if they are clicked, they will appear correctly in a browser.

travel_addict wrote on 11/3/2003, 11:03 AM

There isn't any .text on them. They just have .js

Paul

jetdv wrote on 11/3/2003, 11:50 AM

They probably DO have an ending .txt that Windows isn't showing you in the browser. Otherwise, they wouldn't be showing as text files in Windows Explorer. Try renaming them anyway ending the new name with .js. You may also want to turn off the Windows Explorer option to "Hide file extensions for known file types".

travel_addict wrote on 11/3/2003, 12:00 PM