Beginning AJAX question

[jaschulz]

My HTTPRequest always returns status = 0 (which is not even listed on the WC3 page of possible responses).

I am retrieving a simple text file, and the responseText does contain the text I want. So my function works even though the status is 0.

What does status = 0 mean? Is this a real problem?

Thanks,

JAS

 

[feherke]

Hi

That sound bad. Unless you use an unbelievably buggy web server, that can not be 0. Show us your code, I think the problem lies somewhere else.

Feherke.

http://rootshell.be/~feherke/

 

[jaschulz]

I should have said that I am testing this locally, perhaps that is the source of the status = 0.

I am using the code from the Mozilla example at:

http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/AJAX:Getting_Started

By the way, when I test this (locally) using IE7, it gives an "access denied" error.

JAS

 

[BabyJeffy]

Set this up on a proper web server and you will find it works.

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[tsuji]

To: op
>I should have said that I am testing this locally, perhaps that is the source of the status = 0.
That's the reason. You can refer to this past thread I'd involved.

http://tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1177078

 

[jaschulz]

Using:

if (http_request.status == 200 || http_request.status == 0)...

lets me test locally in FF and Safari and Opera (which is important to me) but IE7 still gives the "access denied" error. Is there anyway around that?

JAS

 

[feherke]

Hi

You can not develop web based thing successfully without a web server. Install one and use it. I suggest a free one, for example Apache.

Feherke.

http://rootshell.be/~feherke/

 

[tsuji]

You should examine its security zone(s) setting on "access data sources across domain". If it is squarely forbidden, lower it to at least "prompt".