Getting an API to work in my site

I am desperately trying to get a Platform JavaScript API to work on a page in my site. Can someone please assist me on how to get this to work?

Thanks

There are a few ways, you can add javascript to the template files.  If it needs to be on one page only, then you can insert a page block with the code, it depends on the code you need to insert, if it needs to be loaded in a certain place.  There are some mods in the market for header injections if you need it on a certain page in the header of the page.

Thanks for the response. I have added the PHP block mod, but the java script is not running there. My page stays blank, the actual thing I am trying to insert doesn't appear

Any ideas on what header injection mods to look for?

PM me the API that you are trying to add so I can better help you.  Once I know the requirements I can better explain to you where to place the code.

I've had good results with Deano's head injection module: http://www.boonex.com/m/Head_Injections

Check with him if it's compatible with v 7.2 though.

 
Unfortunately no. It is not currently compatible with dolphin 7.2.

mailed you Geek Girl, thanks

Thanks Houston and Deano,

Any other ideas on how I can get this to work?

Dolphin has a built in php function that you can use to load a js file.  The function is used to load files in the inc/js folder, but they can be anywhere you specify.

As an example, I  add a folder: inc/js/lytebox then put lytebox.js in that folder

Then I put this in a php block on any page I create in page builder (or any page at all for that matter):

$GLOBALS['oSysTemplate']->addJs('lytebox/lytebox.js');

On the page that this php block exists, and only that page, lytebox.js will be loaded.

If you have multiple js files you want to load at the same time:

$GLOBALS['oSysTemplate']->addJs(array('lytebox.js', 'someOther.js'));    //etc

There's another convenient built in function to add css files, and it works the same way:

$GLOBALS['oSysTemplate']->addCss(array('some.css', 'someMore.css')); // here the css is expected to be in /templates/base/css  or in /templates/tmpl_someTemplate/css

These functions will add the js or css appropriately between the head tags

Thanks Houston, going to try this!