Use jquery's get() method. More about it here: http://docs.jquery.com/Ajax/jQuery.get
---- Read jQuery HowTo Resource - http://jquery-howto.blogspot.com On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 2:40 PM, dirk w <dirkwendl...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > ides anyone? > > On 12 Jan., 17:43, dirk w <dirkwendl...@googlemail.com> wrote: >> thanks a lot for your help! >> is it possible to additionally explain me how i can execute this link >> through the ajax functions? that would be great! >> >> thanks in advance >> >> On 12 Jan., 15:53, "jQuery Lover" <ilovejqu...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > Try this: >> >> > $('#searchButton').click(function(){ >> > var url = '<script type="text/javascript" >> > src="http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos?q='+ >> > $('#searchText').val() + >> > '&alt=json-in-script&callback=showMyVideos&max-results=7&format=5"></script>'; >> >> > // ajax functions to call $.ajax, $.load, $.get, $.post >> >> > }); >> >> > ------------- >> > Read jQuery HowTo Resource - http://jquery-howto.blogspot.com >> >> > On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 1:49 PM, dirk w <dirkwendl...@googlemail.com> >> > wrote: >> >> > > hello community, >> > > i have some kind of a beginner question and i really would appreciate >> > > if you could help me with that. >> >> > > when someone types a value into the textfield and clicks on "search" >> > > or enter than the javascript line should be called regarding to the >> > > entered value. this should happen without reloading the complete page. >> >> > > # FORM >> > > <form id="searchForm" action=""> >> > > <input type="text" name="searchText" id="searchText" >> > > value="" size="30" maxlength="30"/> >> > > <input type="button" name="searchButton" id="searchButton" >> > > class="button buttonText" value="Search" /> >> > > </form> >> >> > > # Script to call >> > > <script type="text/javascript" src="http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/ >> > > videos?q=' + searchTerm + '&alt=json-in- >> > > script&callback=showMyVideos&max-results=7&format=5"></script> >> >> > > see the "SearchTerm" in the js line, it should be replaced with the >> > > value of the textfield. >> >> > > thank you very much in advance! >> > > dirk