AJAX not executing javascript??

[CamaroLT]

I've got a DIV that is being populated by an AJAX call successfully. The data returned from the AJAX call gets populated into the DIV properly, however, no javascript code seems to execute. For example, if the AJAX calls simply returns the following:

Calling alert: <script>alert('Booyeah!')</script>

Not a thing happens.

I've tried in FF3.6 as well as Chrome and neither seem to want to throw the alert. Chrome does tell me that the script DOES get dumped into the DIV.

I'm stuck!

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[BillyRayPreachersSon]

How are you performing the AJAX call? Are you using one of the many frameworks (e.g. jQuery, Prototype, etc)?

If the answer is 'yes', you'll need to check the docs for whichever framework it is you are using, as some have special options for evaluating script code.

If you are not using a framework, then you should run your return string through "eval", first removing the <script> tags.

Hope this helps,

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[CamaroLT]

No framework, so Eval is a great suggestion.

What I am returning from the call is all HTML which is to be rendered in the DIV I have setup. So is it possible cut the string up, spit out the first half of the result, then run eval, then spit out the rest of the HTML?

The result I'm getting back that concerns me is like:

<td>Birthday</td><td><script>new tCal();</script></td>
[/code>

So what I'd do is sniff for <script> send out from the beginning of <td> to the end of the 2nd <td> then run eval, then send out </td>?

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[BillyRayPreachersSon]

What I am returning from the call is all HTML which is to be rendered in the DIV I have setup.

So nothing like the example string you gave, then... still it shouldn't be a problem. As you say, you can simply strip the <script> out, and eval if after you've added your HTML into the DOM.

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[BigRed1212]

Can you put the javascript you want executed in the AJAX script?

ie

{if (xmlhttp.readyState==4)
{document.getElementById("div_you_are_changing_content_on").innerHTML=xmlhttp.responseText;
additional script element here;
}