Loading http://www.bla.com... AJAX that call https://secure.bla.com... Possible?

[ltrem]

Hey guys,

 

I want to know if it is possible to call, with AJAX function, a link that doesn't have the same domain name...

 

Here is the pattern:

 

the page http://www.bla.com is loaded ,

 

there is an onclick button that call a Javascript function ,

 

in that function, there is some AJAX. The AJAX call a script on a different domain which is that one : https://secure.bla.com

 

Is this possible?

 

Currently not working, and was wondering if it was only possible and if yes, how?

[corbin]

The XMLHttpRequest object is coded to not allow requests to a different domain for security reasons.  There are ways around it though.  The easiest way around it is to just use a framework like jQuery for your AJAX stuff.

[ltrem]

I'm not sure what you mean exactly,

 

could you be more specific?

 

Would something like this work?

http://nodstrum.com/2007/09/19/autocompleter/

[RichardRotterdam]

You might want to check out the following url

http://docs.jquery.com/Ajax/jQuery.getJSON#urldatacallback

 

Check out the second example. Notice how it reads a remote flickr url?

 

[ltrem]

I tried that getJSON but it's not working... I found something about jsonp... its a headache!!

[RichardRotterdam]

basicly that second example is jsonp (json with padding). I do think you need access to the server for the script that gives the json response since it's a bit different.

 

The following example I found using google http://a.webvm.net/ you can even see the php source which makes the jsonp possible.

 

If you don't have access to the server you want to use that will output a response, then you're better off using cURL or just any serverside script that can read remote data. With a script like that you could make a remote ajax call a local ajax call.