Try looking at the getJSON method:
http://docs.jquery.com/Ajax/jQuery.getJSON
It's the only way to do "direct" cross-domain communication from the
client-side. (The other option is you use a proxy on your server and
route requests through there.)
Karl Rudd
On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 4:52 PM, dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hey all,
> I'm in need of making a remote request (i.e. to a different domain)
> using the $.ajax function. Doing some preliminary research on google
> and this group, it looks like the most popular workaround is to call a
> separate local script using $ajax; and then having the local script
> perform the actual remote request. However, for my current situation,
> I cannot utilize a local script.
>
> The documentation for $ajax seems to imply that jquery supports remote
> calls, unless I'm misinterpreting this line:
> "All remote (not on the same domain) POST requests are converted to
> GET when 'script' is the dataType (because it loads script using a DOM
> script tag)."
> http://docs.jquery.com/Ajax/jQuery.ajax
>
> Can someone post an example of a remote request using $ajax?
>
> Please let me know if you'd me to clarify. Thanks!
>
> Dave
