Using a Smarty template in AJAX output

[EvanAgee]

Hey all,

 

I'm using Prototype.js for some AJAX in a project. Typically I just call the PHP and use echo to return the real time results. However, I'm wanting to keep my code and design separate so I'm wondering what the best way to incorporate smarty templates into the mix is? Do I just use $smarty->fetch and echo that output? I haven't been able to get that to work yet. Below is my current code:

 

if ($_GET["action"] == 'search') {
	$html = 'Yeah!';
	$smarty->assign('html',$html);
	$results = $smarty->fetch('/admin/Templates/pages/related_search_results.html');
	echo $results;
	exit;
}