Put javascript code from head tag into meteor js files
Question: Okay I'm not really sure how to explain this clearly so the title might have
been slightly confusing. I have some code for using the google maps api from
w3 schools (<http://www.w3schools.com/googleAPI/google_maps_basic.asp>) which
is shown as going in the head tag of the html file. But I am also trying to
use Meteor.js for another part of the app and it separates the javascript code
into another .js file. So basically I am wondering how/where to put the
javascript code from the head tag into the meteor .js files. I tried to put it
directly in but I think it needs the other script tag to go with it because it
has some variables that weren't defined if I moved it. So how can I move the
javascript code and make sure that the variables are still defined? Should I
move the script src tag with it somehow?

    
    
    <script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=myKey"> </script>
    <script>
        //javascript code I want to move is here
    </script>
    

I've also read something about dynamically loading the javascript with jQuery
or something but I'm not sure I understand how that would work?

Here is the github repo of the code but I don't think you'll need it:
<https://github.com/2016rshah/meteor/tree/master/FlightNews>

Sorry for asking such a silly question I am new to web-dev and I've never
really faced problems like this with Java or Python because you can just
import wherever you need to. Thanks for any suggestions!


Answer: It is not a silly question. Others have had the same problem, too.
[This](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16761042/meteor-js-and-google-maps)
question has two good answers that will solve your problem. In the comments
you'll also find a blog post about the issue.

However, you may also want to consider using a Meteor package that was
developed to ease integration of Google Maps into Meteor. One example is
[`googlemaps`](http://atmospherejs.com/package/googlemaps) but there are also
others. There's also an [example](https://github.com/drewjw81/meteor-
googlemaps/tree/master/examples/basic) showing you how to use the package.

