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Automated currency conversion in text

I have created a js script to automatically convert currency on page according to the current rate. Lets say I write "$5" and want to show its value in other currencies. I just need to enclose it in a tag with class = "exchange" and voila: $5.
To enable this behavior you need to link jQuery (add <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-2.1.4.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> to the head of page) and the script itself (add <script src="https://drclnatj7kvk6.cloudfront.net/currency.js" type="text/javascript"></script> to the bottom of the page).
Script is based on http://fixer.io/ and http://openexchangerates.github.io/money.js/. Fiddle is available here: https://jsfiddle.net/40rr05fb/42/embedded/result/.
Language and displaying currencies can be easily set. Extending the script is also straightforward.

If you dont see the magic, its Google Blogger's issue. Go into the article itself.
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antgraf said…
Since Google prohibited serving js from Google Docs I have put it to Amazon. So you need to use following URL: http://exchange.js.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/currency.js instead of https://googledrive.com/host/0Bzvnm_OA8KsCUGVnM3FWZ01Ga3c
October 22, 2016 at 1:56 AM
antgraf said…
fixer.io changed API and made https available only to paid accounts. So I've changed script to use openexchangerates.org (API is the same). Now everything works ok again.
June 14, 2018 at 4:41 AM
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