T O P I C S
  • Quick Start
  • Editing Script
  • Viewing and Saving
  • Browser Differences
  • Embedded HTML
  • Further Information

  • Quick Start

    The quickest way to view Web Scripter in full flight is to choose a script template from the database.

    Without altering the template answers unless asked, press the arrow at the base of the script.

    When you see the code appear press and the script will be displayed.

    If you make changes to the default answers, always press the arrow to update the changes.

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    Editing Script

    With Web Scripter you can either build up code in the text area, or send a single script, tag or function to the text area.

    To build up code you select the Append Code radio button below.

    This will append new code to the last line of any existing code in the text area.

    If you wish to work on a single script however, click the Single Code radio button and only the code from the chosen script or tag will be delivered.

    You can alternate between modes, keeping in mind that single script mode will always clear the text area once you press the arrow in the script template.

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    Embedded HTML

    Some scripts have HTML embedded into them so that they can be viewed.

    For example, the text scroll script relies on the body tag

    <body> being included to display the script properly.

    Any embedded HTML can be clarified by pressing the info icon on the associated page.

    This contains individual script information and tips.

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    Viewing and Saving

    Once code is in the text area you can further alter it. Press VIEW to see your changes appear.

    It's a good idea to close the window displaying your result after each update.

    When happy with the result, cut and paste code from the text area into your webpage, or press File in the display window and select Save As to save the entire page.

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    Browser differences

    If you open your saved document in your browser, HTML or Text Editor, you may see a different result to the one you saved.

    This depends on the browser you are operating.


    Netscape will only save HTML you create.

    While it displays scripts working perfectly, it does not save the actual script code.

    This means that at some point you need to copy the code from the text area and save it in a HTML or Text Editor.

    If some scripts don't seem to display the correct result, try saving them first in a HTML Editor and then open the page in the browser.


    Saving with Internet Explorer 4 is best done by right clicking the mouse on the page and selecting View Source. This displays the code in Notepad where you simply select Save As and save the document using a new name. Make sure to include the .htm or .html extension at the end of the name to save it in web format.


    No HTML Editor?

    Press VIEW below and when the page opens select File and Save As. Rename the document from editor.htm to a new name and save it into a directory.

    Open any Text Editor and set it to All Files then go to the directory you saved the page and open it.

    From this point you can cut any code generated below straight into the text editor and resave.

    Open the page in the browser and view, then continue to develop your page using the refresh button on the browser to update changes.

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    Further Information

    Click in the script templates for further script information.

    Web Scripter may be updated without notice.

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