Is there a way to run JavaScript code inside Aptana Studio 3 IDE?

Question

I created a Test.js file and wrote two lines of JS code in it:

var a = 5;
console.log(\"The result is = \" + a);

The output should be:

Answer 1

What you can do is you can download node.js from node.js, download the package and follow the installation instructions on the screen.

If using a Windows, the node.js package comes with its own interactive command prompt which you can open. To run a js file on windows, open the windows command prompt, type in node, then the name of your file e.g. test.js. Node.js should run your file.

If using a Mac, the node.js package runs through the terminal application on the mac. To run a file, type in node, then the name of your file e.g. test.js, node.js should run the file.

Aptana Studio 3 has the ability to open the terminal inside the IDE itself. Save your file in Aptana Studio and follow the instructions to run a file on the mac.

By the way, keep your files labelled in lowercase letters, I tried using Uppercase for the first letter and it did not work.

Hope that helps.