Getting field values into javascript on the page

I agree this no longer works.  The hack that I thought of was to add a hidden div to a formula rich text field with a specific id that I could then reference in my js file.  

So, if you want to pass the value of the "Name" field as a variable called "my_name" ...

The formula rich text field:
"<div id=QBU_name style='display:none'>" & [Name] & "</div>"

in the .js file:

var my_name = document.getElementById("QBU_name").innerHTML;


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Eloyse Ellerman
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