Can you call a script include from a client script - without GlideAjax?

[asd13]

This is more of a curiosity question rather than trying to solve a particular problem and I know best practice says always use ajax, yada yada.   I was just trying to test a simple class create SI from a client script and thought I could declare and call the SI function without the ajax gubbins but I haven't had any joy.   The SI call works as expected from server-side script so it's not syntax related - and the SI is client-callable.   There are also a bunch of standard client-callable SI's which ship as standard... so

do I need to use GlideAjax with a SI I want to access client-side?

thanks!

David

[The SN Nerd]

do I need to use GlideAjax with a SI I want to access client-side?

No.

If you are looking to re-use client side code, you can create UI Scripts.

UI Scripts - ServiceNow Wiki

UI scripts provide a way to package client-side JavaScript into a reusable form, similar to how script includes store server-side JavaScript. Administrators can create UI scripts and run them from client scripts

and other client-side script objects and from HTML code.

If you are looking at retrieving data from the server (such as database queries) you should use GlideAjax if you want a maintainable ServiceNow instance.

[asd13]

Thanks Paul for the UI Scripts pointer - I'll check them out.   Just to play devils advocate though - is it possible to call an SI client side? (without ajax)

[bernyalvarado]

Hi David, the following thread might be useful:

Re: How can I make a Script Inclide available for a client script without the ajaxcall ?

Thanks,

Berny

[asd13]

Thanks Berny.   I had a read through and you mention using a classless script include (getTableExtensions).   I tried calling that as below:

	var myObj = 'task';
	var foo = new getTableExtensions(myObj);
	alert("Returned list is " + foo);

but I get a

ReferenceError: global is not defined

I get the same if I strip off the global.   Have I mis-understood or am I using incorrectly?

cheers

Dave