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:
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.
It's not exactly what you asked, but it might point you in the right direction. There's a project called EclipseMonkey ... I'm not sure the status. Here's a working (?) example. Your mileage will vary. http://blogs.edgehill.ac.uk/webservices/2008/10/16/aptana-outline-auto-expansion-monkeyed/
I'm afraid it is not possible.
But What I did was to setup a simple workbench.html file, where in the header I put
[...]
<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.2/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="js/myJsFile.js"></script>
and then modified the myJsFile.js
and saved it.
Another very intersting possibility is given by http://www.developer.nokia.com/Community/Wiki/Aptana_WRT_Plugin:_Displaying_log_messages_in_Output_console
just check it
I think that it would be best if you give Node.js a try. This way, you get to call node test.js
on a console window and see the result.
I'm pretty sure that console is meant for viewing the output of Aptana's Ruby-based commands (installed under the Commands menu). It might be possible to follow the instructions here: http://www.chromium.org/for-testers/enable-logging and then tail the resulting log file in a Terminal panel (not the same as a console window).