pass var to external script

[adamroof]

Hi all,

im playing around with dynamicicity of an old calendar script and works dandy. On different sites im using it on, im noticing i need to move the div to the left or right of the textbox. I do this by using (x + 151) + "px" in the script.

I would like to pass that value (151) to the script from the html, so i can just link the script and enter the adjustment values. 151 is just an arbitrary integer that worked for one site to adjust positioning.

So the question is how can i pass that variable?

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

can i do this?

<script src="js/CalendarControl.js" type="text/javascript">
    externalVar = 151;
</script>

My attempts were thwarted by errors. I wonder about this concept because of the way old school Google Analytics urchin passes the account number

<script src="[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js"[/URL] type="text/javascript">
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
_uacct = "UA-999999-9";
urchinTracker();
</script>

 

[adamroof]

Ok, sometimes all it takes is to ask a question to answer your own question. The below works, and since in the script i set a default value, if it is not included it will still work!

            <script src="js/CalendarControl.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
            <script type="text/javascript">
                 externalVar = 1;
            </script>