jquery.get() - can't get the results

Question

I just can't get the results from jquery.get() function and can't figure out why.

Here's the code:

$('#some_button').live('click', function (e){
  var nr="some_number";
  var id="some_id";
  $.get('http://www.somelink.com',{PAGE_ID: id, nr: nr}, function(data) {
    alert(data);
  });
});

So, when I click the button, HTTP request is sent and after 10 seconds I get the reply and the result that I need with HTTP 200 OK (I used wireshark), but the data is not alerted back to the browser.

Any ideas why?

BR, Newman

Are you trying to obtain data from that "" or are you trying to obtain just information from the page from that link? — Felix, Oct 24 '11 at 14:56
Information. When I post data with GET, in return I get some info that I need. Guess I'll need some other solution since this is a cross domain issue. — ZeZe, Oct 24 '11 at 15:01
What confused me is that request is sent and information that I need is returned but can't be displayed... — ZeZe, Oct 24 '11 at 15:03

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 24 '11 at 14:53

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You appear to be using $.get to obtain information from a different domain, which is prohibited by all respectable browsers. You can only use $.get on same-domain requests.

answered Oct 24 '11 at 14:53

Blazemonger

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Oh, I totally forgot about this! Or should I say, I thought that this works with jquery get() :) So any idea how to bypass this? – ZeZe Oct 24 '11 at 14:54
The only way to get data cross-domain is with JSONP -- http://api.jquery.com/jQuery.getJSON/#jsonp -- and this uses a very specialized format. – Blazemonger Oct 24 '11 at 14:56
You can also use a server-side script to scrape the other domain and serve that up with `$.get` instead: http://phpfour.com/blog/2008/03/cross-domain-ajax-using-php/ – Blazemonger Oct 24 '11 at 14:58
I think I'll use the server side script..THank you for help! – ZeZe Oct 24 '11 at 15:01

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 24 '11 at 14:57

The reason could quite not what your expecting, Assuming your trying to request something from a different domain then where the script is running. Your browser will be causing a Cross Domain error.

You could use jsonp or interperatate the request on your own server.

This (Cross Domain AJAX Querying with jQuery) May help

jquery.get() - can't get the results

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