JavaScript in URL not working

[John Eipe]

Hi All,

I read that it's possible to run java script in URLs using the javascript: pseudoprotocol specifier.

I tried typing into address bar,

javascript:alert("hello");

but when I try

 
javascript:var now = new Date( ); "<h1>The time is:</h1>" + now;

or

javascript:document.write("hello");

nothing happens!

[John Eipe]

Please explain bookmarklets also. :-)
Is it a js code that runs when a user tries to bookmark a page?

[Eric Pascarello]

This is not a valid JavaScript

javascript:var now = new Date( ); "<h1>The time is:</h1>" + now;

What is it supposed to do with the string "<h1>The time is:</h1>" + now; ?

Bookmarklets do not run when a user bookmarks the site. They are run when a user clicks on the bookmark in their bookmarks list of links.

Go through the code at http://www.bookmarklets.com/tools/categor.html and see how bookmarklets work.

Eric

[Rafael Monteiro Dourado]

John Eipe , javascript works in url, but the code can't have errors .

that code will not run, cuz it's wrong:

var now = new Date( ); 
"<h1>The time is:</h1>" + now;  

[John Eipe]

I got that piece of code from OReilly.JavaScript.The.Definitive.Guide.
And what about document.write?

[John Eipe]

Thanks Eric. That site is interesting.