global variable not global?

[Technetium]

In the HEAD tag of the page, I have a short script block that just assigns a variable using:

<script src="jscript.js">
<!--
counter=0;
//->
</script>

From the tutorials I've read, this variable should be accessable from the rest of the page. I have an image with an onmouseover event, and for test purposes, this simply reads:

onmouseover="window.alert(counter)"

But nothing happens when I test it. Is there something else I need to do to be able to access the variable? I have tried moving the variable initialization into the top line of the .js file, thinking that maybe I had to have all my javascript in one place or the other, but it didn't help.

I am running Mozilla 1.2.1, and I do have Javascript fully enabled in the preferences.

[jeffmott]

<script src="jscript.js">
<!--
counter=0;
//->
</script>HTML 4.01 Specification
If the src attribute is not set, user agents must interpret the contents of the element as the script. If the src has a URI value, user agents must ignore the element's contents and retrieve the script via the URI.

[chrismartz]

what are you trying to get the counter to show other that 0

[Jona]

I'd do something like this:


<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
var counter = 0;
//-->
</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="jscript.js"></script>


[J]ona

[Technetium]

Thanks for all the advice, I have it working just fine now.

[Jona]

Originally posted by Technetium
Thanks for all the advice, I have it working just fine now.

You're welcome for what I did. :)

[J]ona