Ajax Json : XML can't be the whole program.

Question

I am trying to make a simple ajax request(cross-domain) using Json.

Here's my code :

    $("#unsub").live('click', function() {
    $.ajax({ 
    url: urly ,
    type:'GET',
    dataType:"json", //type JSON
    success: function(data) { //do something
    }

    });

    });

However, the response I am getting from the server is a html Div

    <div id="handler"></div>

On button click I get an error on success "XML can't be the whole program". Please note : i have to USE json to make the call no matter what and the call will always return a div. using jquery 1.3.2

Any help would be highly appreciated.

Thanks for the time.

See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5717249/xml-cant-be-the-whole-program. — John Pick, Feb 28 '12 at 03:19
I already had a look. Thats not the case here. thanks for the response. — ragsonWeb, Feb 28 '12 at 07:11

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 28 '12 at 04:10

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Most of the time you need to provide the remote server a "callback" in url for the jsonp to be wrapped in. If API is not set up for JSONP, you need to use other methods to egt the JSOn with javascript. First check that API will deliver jsonp, and if so what params to put in the url

answered Feb 28 '12 at 04:10

charlietfl

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the server is not set for Json response. Response is always an empty div. – ragsonWeb Feb 28 '12 at 07:22
either you aren't using the API properly, or server isn't set to do what you think – charlietfl Feb 28 '12 at 12:54

Ajax Json : XML can't be the whole program.

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