getting xml data via ajax crosss domain request

Question

I am trying to access an xml file suing jquery and ajax call. I found that that cross domain request are not allowed unless you do some config changes on the web server.

I am doing this:

$(document).ready(function () {

$("#div1").jstree({

    "xml_data": {

        "ajax": {
            type: "GET",
            dataType: 'xml', 
            url: "http://192.168.101.1/img/tree.xml"

I have modified iis web.config file as follows:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
  <configuration>
    <system.webServer>
      <httpProtocol>
        <customHeaders>
          <add name="Access-Control-Allow-Origin" value="*" />
        </customHeaders>
      </httpProtocol>
    </system.webServer>
  </configuration>

Recycled IIs but I still cannot access that xml file. Any ideas how I can tackle this issue?

Are you seeing any errors? And, are you seeing the request being made by your client (e.g. you see the request being sent in Fiddler, FireBug, Chrome Tools, etc.)? — David Hoerster, Aug 21 '12 at 17:02
I dont see any errors from the IIS log. I cannot tell a request is being made since there is no entry in the iis event viewer. — user1471980, Aug 21 '12 at 17:09
What browser are you testing in? I remember there being an issue with making CORS requests in IE, it required additional code. — Kevin B, Aug 21 '12 at 17:48
Also, remove `crossDomain: true,` it isn't relevant to what you are doing. That option is meant for forcing jQuery to treat a local request as a crossDomian quest. You aren't making a local request. — Kevin B, Aug 21 '12 at 17:49

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 21 '12 at 18:23

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Try to send ajax request to your app, and get this xml from app to not bother with cross-domains calls.

answered Aug 21 '12 at 18:23

Michael

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yes, thank you. Ive created a server side script and calling that script within my jquery. Awesome!!! – user1471980 Aug 22 '12 at 19:15

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:12

Maybe you need to set your crossdomain.xml in the server.

Example to put on root of the project:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE cross-domain-policy SYSTEM "http://www.adobe.com/xml/dtds/cross-domain-policy.dtd">
<cross-domain-policy>
    <allow-access-from domain="*" />
    <site-control permitted-cross-domain-policies="master-only"/>
    <allow-http-request-headers-from domain="*" headers="*" secure="true"/>
</cross-domain-policy>

Also worth reading where to place the file.

getting xml data via ajax crosss domain request

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