can any body help with debugging my script!! I can't load the external data from the json file.. it works with a variable in the code but when I separate them in a file.. it's not!!
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
 <meta charset='utf-8'>
    <title>tree 1</title>
     <style>
  .node {
    cursor: pointer;
  }
  .node circle {
    fill: #fff;
    stroke: steelblue;
    stroke-width: 1.5px;
  }
  .node text {
    font: 10px sans-serif;
  }
  .link {
    fill: none;
    stroke: #ccc;
    stroke-width: 1.5px;
  }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
 <script src='http://d3js.org/d3.v3.min.js'></script>
 <script type="text/javascript">
// ************** Generate the tree diagram  *****************
  var diameter = 1000;
  var margin = {
      top: 20,
      right: 120,
      bottom: 20,
      left: 120
    },
    width = diameter,
    height = diameter;
  var i = 0,
    duration = 350,
    root;
  var tree = d3.layout.tree()
    .size([360, diameter / 2 - 80])
    .separation(function(a, b) {
      return (a.parent == b.parent ? 1 : 10) / a.depth;
    });
  var diagonal = self.diagonal = d3.svg.line().interpolate('step')
    .x(function(d) {
      return d.x;
    })
    .y(function(d) {
      return d.y;
    });
  var svg = d3.select("body").append("svg")
    .attr("width", width)
    .attr("height", height)
    .append("g")
    .attr("transform", "translate(" + diameter / 2 + "," + diameter / 2 + ")");
  // load the external data
  d3.json("dataFile.json", function(error, dataFile) {
   root = dataFile;
   root.x0 = height / 2;
   root.y0 = 0;
   update(root);
  });
//root = pubs;
//root.x0 = height / 2;
//root.y0 = 0;
//root.children.forEach(collapse); // start with all children collapsed
//update(root);
d3.select(self.frameElement).style("height", "800px");
function update(source) {
  // Compute the new tree layout.
  var nodes = tree.nodes(root),
    links = tree.links(nodes);
  // Normalize for fixed-depth.
  nodes.forEach(function(d) {
    d.y = d.depth * 80;
  });
  // Update the nodes…
  var node = svg.selectAll("g.node")
    .data(nodes, function(d) {
      return d.id || (d.id = ++i);
    });
  // Enter any new nodes at the parent's previous position.
  var nodeEnter = node.enter().append("g")
    .attr("class", "node")
    //.attr("transform", function(d) { return "rotate(" + (d.x - 90) + ")translate(" + d.y + ")"; })
    .on("click", click);
  nodeEnter.append("circle")
    .attr("r", 1e-6)
    .style("fill", function(d) {
      return d._children ? "lightsteelblue" : "#fff";
    });
  nodeEnter.append("text")
    .attr("x", 10)
    .attr("dy", ".35em")
    .attr("text-anchor", "start")
    //.attr("transform", function(d) { return d.x < 180 ? "translate(0)" : "rotate(180)translate(-" + (d.name.length * 8.5)  + ")"; })
    .text(function(d) {
      return d.name;
    })
    .style("fill-opacity", 1e-6);
  // Transition nodes to their new position.
  var nodeUpdate = node.transition()
    .duration(duration)
    .attr("transform", function(d) {
      return "rotate(" + (d.x - 90) + ")translate(" + d.y + ")";
    })
  nodeUpdate.select("circle")
    .attr("r", 4.5)
    .style("fill", function(d) {
      return d._children ? "lightsteelblue" : "#fff";
    });
  nodeUpdate.select("text")
    .style("fill-opacity", 1)
    .attr("transform", function(d) {
      return d.x < 180 ? "translate(0)" : "rotate(180)translate(-" + (d.name.length + 50) + ")";
    });
  // TODO: appropriate transform
  var nodeExit = node.exit().transition()
    .duration(duration)
    .attr("transform", function(d) {
      return "diagonal(" + source.y + "," + source.x + ")";
    })
    .remove();
  nodeExit.select("circle")
    .attr("r", 1e-6);
  nodeExit.select("text")
    .style("fill-opacity", 1e-6);
  // Update the links…
  var link = svg.selectAll("path.link")
    .data(links, function(d) {
      return d.target.id;
    });
  // Enter any new links at the parent's previous position.
  link.enter().append('svg:path', 'g')
    .duration(self.duration)
    .attr('d', function(d) {
      return self.diagonal([{
        y: d.source.x,
        x: d.source.y
      }, {
        y: d.target.x,
        x: d.target.y
      }]);
    });
  // Transition links to their new position.
  link.transition()
    .duration(duration)
    .attr("d", diagonal);
  // Transition exiting nodes to the parent's new position.
  link.exit().transition()
    .duration(duration)
    .attr("d", function(d) {
      var o = {
        x: source.x,
        y: source.y
      };
      return diagonal({
        source: o,
        target: o
      });
    })
    .remove();
  // Stash the old positions for transition.
  nodes.forEach(function(d) {
    d.x0 = d.x;
    d.y0 = d.y;
  });
}
// Toggle children on click.
function click(d) {
  if (d.children) {
    d._children = d.children;
    d.children = null;
  } else {
    d.children = d._children;
    d._children = null;
  }
  update(d);
}
// Collapse nodes
function collapse(d) {
  if (d.children) {
    d._children = d.children;
    d._children.forEach(collapse);
    d.children = null;
  }
}
 </script>
</body>
</html>  {
  "name": "Top Level",
  "parent": "null",
  "children": [
    {
      "name": "Level 2: A",
      "parent": "Top Level",
      "children": [
        {
          "name": "Son of A",
          "parent": "Level 2: A"
        },
        {
          "name": "Daughter of A",
          "parent": "Level 2: A"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Level 2: B",
      "parent": "Top Level"
    }
  ]
}
;THANKS!!
 
    