Never mind, I've found the problem.
I had neglected to set the content header for the return data from /
actions/getModels_xml.php to 'text/xml'. Firefox was reading the text
data as xml properly, whereas IE7 (rightly) wasn't.
On 30 May, 10:25, elkdanger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I've got a problem with using the each function and IE7. The code I
> have works fine in Firefox, but not IE7.
>
> The basic problem I'm trying to overcome is I have one drop-down list
> holding a list of car manufacturers, and a second one which contains a
> list of cars by a manufacturer. The second box is populated based on
> the choice of the first box. Specifically, when the first box is
> changed, it fires an onChange event which retrieves the list of cars
> for that manufacturer using $.post and populates the second list.
>
> The AJAX call returns an xml list of cars for that manufacturer, that
> looks like:
>
> <models count='2'>
> <model id='1'>Focus</model>
> <model id='2'>Ka</model>
> </models>
>
> And the code to retrieve it looks like:
>
> $.post("/actions/getModels_xml.php", { make: selectedMake },
> function(xml)
> {
>
> selModelText = "<option value='' selected='selected'>Select a
> model</
> option>";
>
> $("model", xml).each(function()
> {
> selModelText += "<option value=" +
> $(this).attr("id") + ">" + $
> (this).text() + "</option>";
> });
>
> $("select#selModel").html(selModelText);
>
> // Select the first item in the list we just populated.
> var frm = document.getElementById("frmMakeModel");
> frm.model.selectedIndex = 0;
>
> });
>
> Now, in IE7 as soon as the code reaches the .each call execution seems
> to stop. I've tried putting in alert()'s inside the .each and after
> it, which don't execute. If I put one before the .each call, it works.
>
> Does anyone have any initial ideas? I've only posted the relevant
> code. The above javascript is wrapped in a function called
> 'addChangeHandlers()' and is called using $
> (document).ready(addChangeHandlers());.
>
> Any help would be much appreciated.
