> Is it possible to use .load and populate the contents of a TEXT AREA > or do I have to .load into a hidden DIV and then extract the text from > the DIV into the TEXT AREA ? > > I'm currently doing this but it's not working... > > $('#libNotePadTextArea').load('/4dcgi/test/test1.4dp');
Try this instead: $.get('/4dcgi/test/test1.4dp', function(data) { $('#libNotePadTextArea').val(data); });