How do i...make this fracking javascrpit fire on button click

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Ok, who can tell me why why why the click event never fires?

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <title></title>
    <script src="Scripts/jquery-3.3.1.min.js"></script>

    <script src="Scripts/anytime.5.2.0.js"></script>
    <script>
        $('#btnCalendar').click(
            function(e) {
                alert("I am an alert box!");
                $('#txtbxStartDate').AnyTime_noPicker().AnyTime_picker().focus();
                e.preventDefault();
            } );
    </script>
    <link href="Styles/AdminItems.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="Styles/anytime.5.2.0.css" rel="stylesheet" />
</head>
<body>
<input type="text" id="txtbxStartDate" runat="server" />
<button id="btnCalendar">
    <img src="./Images/calendar.png" alt="[CLickMe]" />
</button>
</body>
</html>

I'm just a poor c/c# developer.

What I have tried:

taking it out of the web app and putting in a simple html file. REading too many 'have you tried...' posts ob stackoverflow

Posted 16-Oct-18 8:03am

RmcbainTheThird

Updated 16-Oct-18 9:31am

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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter 16-Oct-18 14:08pm

It is very possible that you try to bind to btnCalendar before it exists...
Wrap it in $(document).ready()...
https://api.jquery.com/ready/

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Solution 2

I could be wrong, but don't you need to associate the control with the action?

onclick Event[^]

Posted 16-Oct-18 9:31am

S Douglas

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F-ES Sitecore · Accepted Answer · 2018-10-16T08:09:00

Solution 1

Javascript runs as it loads, so you are referencing btnCalendar before it exists. Move the script to the bottom of the page, or attach your event to btnCalendar in the document ready event (that runs after everything else has loaded).

Posted 16-Oct-18 8:09am

F-ES Sitecore