Difficulty loading a data var from external .js file

[Andrew]

Hi!

I need to separate the datasource for my grid in a separate user updatable data file, called "datasource.js". 

I have placed the call to the src in the head and it fails totally in Komodo Edit. When I place the src call in the body, it works in Komodo, but not in the browsers (Opera and Chrome).

The data file looks like this:
var data = [{"picture": "EnviroPopulation99.png","TaxiName": "Andrew's Taxis","TaxiPhone": "01239 289617"},
{"picture": "Island Biogeography 99.png","TaxiName": "AllStar Taxis","TaxiPhone": "01249 241521"},
{"picture": "MarkandRecapture99.png","TaxiName": "TaxiCars","TaxiPhone": "01249 275141"},
{"picture": "Population Viability Analysis99.png","TaxiName": "01TaxiCabs", "TaxiPhone": "01249 275987"}];
var testdata = "Hello data!";

The code html file has the standard grid code calling data: data;

The test variable at the bottom of the file works fine.

Is there any reason why a data variable called from an external .js file using <script> would fail, please?

All the best,

Andrew.

[John DeVight]

Hi Andrew,

I've tried recreating the problem, but have been unsuccessful. 

Here is how I referenced the datasource.js:

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

Here is the code that I defined for the grid:

$('#peopleGrid').kendoGrid({

    dataSource: { data: data },

    columns:

    [{

        field: 'TaxiName',

        title: 'Taxi Name'

    }, {

        field: 'TaxiPhone',

        title: 'Taxi Phone'

    }]

});

How does this compare to what you have defined for your grid?

Regards,

John

[Andrew]

Hi John!
Many thanks for giving this issue a go. I contacted Kendo Support and they looked at the complete code and reduced the <script> line to just that, no "text/javascript". They also addded a !DOCTYPE html command at the top. That's all as far as I could see.
Apparently different browsers expect to see slight variations in code so now it runs fine in Opera and IE.
Problem solved for me at least.

Cheers,
Andrew.

[John DeVight]

Glad to hear =)

Regards,

John DeVight