Read XML into HTML5

[Leozack]

Hi all - I think I'm going insane!
All I wanted to do was read an XML file into HTML so I could use it to store info - I've done this in a flash/actionscript app and it was all fine. Now I'm trying to do it to HTML and multi-fail!

I've googled lots of sites and tried various things but I keep getting "null" when I try to spit out the xmlDoc I've loaded.
On this site

http://www.w3schools.com/xml/tryit.asp?filename=tryxml_display_table

if I add the line
document.write(xmlDoc);
after the line
xmlDoc=xmlhttp.responseXML;
I get
[object Document]
but even copying that page contents and XML file to my own server and running it I still just get "null".
I'm about ready to jump out the window, so I'm hoping someone can find me a working load method (then I can worry about all the parsing, next). I haven't tried jquery methods yet as I've yet to use jquery.

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Leozack

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[feherke]

Hi

Then you have to debug the AJAX part. First check if your server
[ul]
[li]sends the XML data[/li]
[li]sends text/xml HTTP response header[/li]
[/ul]


Feherke.
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[Leozack]

I'm not familiar with AJAX really. I was hoping to just follow a tutorial for the basic loading!
How can I check what you're asking precisely?

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Leozack

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[feherke]

Hi

Use your browser's web developer tools, either the built-in one or an addon like FireBug for FireFox or DragonFly for Opera. Those will display information about the AJAX request either in the Console and/or the Net tab.


Feherke.
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