Problem with xmlhttp and mozilla

[jw56578]

I request a response with xmlhttp. I'm testing it on mozilla and
explorer. mozilla returns "undefined" unless i "alert" the value of the
response first.
explorer works fine. what is the problem.

[commercial]

"xmlhttp" is the ms way to define or start an xml component.

Unless you have ever seen the 'mozilla' way of requesting
or never posted it verbatim, there is little change in hell to
get an affirmative anwser.

In other words : you can not use the same WORD to
have it on either browser the SAME way.

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I request a response with xmlhttp. I'm testing it on mozilla and
explorer. mozilla returns "undefined" unless i "alert" the value of the
response first.
explorer works fine. what is the problem.

[Daniel Kirsch]

jw*****@gmail.com wrote:

I request a response with xmlhttp. I'm testing it on mozilla and
explorer. mozilla returns "undefined" unless i "alert" the value of the
response first.
explorer works fine. what is the problem.

Probably your document gets loaded asynchronously and isn't fully loaded
when you requesting it. To get a synchonous load send a third parameter
(false) for your open command:
var httpRequest = new XMLHttpRequest();
var doc=null;
if (httpRequest) {
httpRequest.open('GET', file, false);
httpRequest.send(null);
doc = httpRequest.responseXML;
}
return doc;

see
http://unstable.elemental.com/mozill...equest.html#a4

Daniel