Question

I’m trying to dynamically add a script if a user is using Internet explorer. I tried IE Conditionals but chrome didn’t like the !IE tag so I’m trying it the jquery way:

<script type="text/javascript" src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.2/jquery.min.js" ></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
    if($.browser.msie){
        document.write('<script type="text/javascript" src="ie/ieFix.js" ></script>');
    }
    else{
        document.write('<script type="text/javascript" src="dynamic.js" ></script>');
    }
</script>

I’m not sure why its not letting me just add this, instead it returns '); } else{ document.write(''); }

Throwing them in variables has the same effect :/

IE Conditionals

<!--[if !ie]>-->
    <script type="text/javascript" src="dynamic.js" ></script>
<!--<![endif]-->
<!--[if ie]>-->
    <script type="text/javascript" src="ie/ieFix.js" ></script>
<!--<![endif]-->

Answer 1

The </script> in the line

document.write('<script type="text/javascript" src="ie/ieFix.js" ></script>');

actually matches as the end tag of

<script type="text/javascript">

on the line above it. You should rewrite it to something like

document.write('<script type="text/javascript" src="ie/ieFix.js" ></scr' + 'ipt>');

so you don’t confuse the browser with the closing </script> tag.