I am using Windows desktop Anki. I am a novice in programming. I want to make a card that makes random numbers in a certain range. In anki, it turns out I need to use javascript. But most (if not all) javascript lines need <script>. But whenever I put that in the template (not the field), it is automatically removed by the app.
I looked in search engines but they all just kept on saying put <script> as if it is not being removed by the anki app. I asked A.I. (Copilot and chatGPT). Initially both told me to use <script> as well. But after telling them the problem that it is being removed automatically, they told me that it must be because <script> is being sanitized by Anki to prevent malicious codes in shared decks.
I am confused as to why this seems to be not a problem to people who use javascript in anki, when I see their code also containing <script>.
to put some context, if I put in the template:
<div> some words </div>
<script> random stuff </script>
<div> also words </div>
the moment I click outside the template, it will show:
<div> some words </div>
<div> also words </div>
chatGPT provided a workaround. This is the code it gave me:
<div>
Serum Potassium: <span id="lab"></span> mmol/L
</div>
<img src=“x” style=“display:none” onerror="
var stored=sessionStorage.getItem(‘lab’);
if(stored){
var value=parseFloat(stored);
}else{
var raw=Math.random()(6.5-2.0)+2.0;
var value=Math.round(raw10)/10;
sessionStorage.setItem(‘lab’,value);
}
document.getElementById(‘lab’).textContent=value;
">
This one work and bypasses the <script> problem. But every time the card loads in ankidroid, this shows “Card Content Error: Failed to load ‘x.bin’”, (because there is no x.bin to begin with anyway), which is not much of a problem, but annoying. This notice does not show in Anki desktop.
This problem of<script> being removed automatically is not present in Ankidroid. However, when synchronized and the card is opened in desktop, that <script> is removed.
p.s. I wish to send a screen record, but I cannot upload any attachments yet because this account is new.
