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Can't trigger javascript from seperate page.

Beginner question. I have 2 pages. When I click on page 2 I want it to load page 1 AND execute javascript on the first page.

The solution I tried is to use a hash (see code below: Page 1 is 'puppies'. Page 2 is 'index.html')

There is a live example running that demonstrates this problem:

Go to http://107.22.173.10 then click Item 1. This is the result "I like puppies" is I want to see when I click the hashed index.html

Then click "puppies" and click Item 1 from that page. It should produce the same result but it doesn't

Link to the Page http://107.22.173.10
Link to the trigger I can't get working: http://107.22.173.10/index.html#runFunction1

I know very basic javascript and I need some expert help debugging this. Any ideas what is happening here? How can I achieve the functionality I want?

Page 1 Code:
<a href="index.html#runFunction1">Item 1: triggers index.html#runFunction1</a>

Page 2 Code:
 function showItem1() {
         $("txtCtr").update("<h2>Item 1</h2> <p>I like puppies.</p>");
      }
        
      if (window.location.hash == '#runFunction1') {
          showItem1();
      }

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COBOLdinosaur

You can't use a link to target a function on another page.

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tmonteit

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The trigger worked perfect! Thanks a bunch. Unfortunately the code failed for another reason. I will ask a separate question.