In the code below I try to post some data to a table and then retrieve several records from the table afterwards. For testing purposes I have only included a dummy query in the php, which returns a valid xml.
But the Javascript readystate only reach readystate 1 (twice). As the php seems to be working fine I suspect I have scripted the javascript incorrectly. Is it a problem with the "request" variable?
$(document).ready(function() {
$('form').submit(function(event) { //Trigger on form submit
$('#name + .throw_error').empty(); //Clear the messages first
var name = $('input[name=name]').val();
var request = !window.XMLHttpRequest ? new ActiveXObject('Microsoft.XMLHTTP') : new XMLHttpRequest;
request.onreadystatechange = function() {
if (request.readyState == 4 && request.status == 200) {
var xml = request.responseXML;
var dynamiclist = '';
document.getElementById("myLink").innerHTML = '';
var posts = xml.documentElement.getElementsByTagName("post");
for (var i = 0; i < posts.length; i++) {
var Msg = posts[i].getAttribute("Msg");
alert("test");
var dynamiclist = dynamiclist + '<article class="middleContent"><header><h2><a href="#" title="Post">' + Msg + '</a></h2></header> </article>';
document.getElementById("myLink").innerHTML = dynamiclist;
};
};
};
request.open('POST', 'process.php', true);
request.setRequestHeader("Content-type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
request.send('name=' + name);
});
});
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