[jQuery] IE7: loading XML per ajax

[w-o-m]

Hello,

I tried to load a .svg vector graphic with $.ajax, which works
perfectly well in FF and Opera, but not in Internet Explorer.

My script looks like this:

$(document).ready(function(){
        $.ajax({
            type: "GET",
            url: "test.svg",
            dataType: "xml",
            success: function(data){ parseSVG(data); },
            error: function(xhr, textStatus, errorThrown){ alert
(textStatus); }
        });
});

function parseSVG(svg){
  /* function that parses the DOM of the file */
}

If I run this in IE7, the error function is called. The alert box then
reads "parsererror".


The svg-file looks like this (renaming it into .xml makes no
difference):

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<svg>
       <path
                  d="M 167.4375,684.375 L 165.96875,685.71875 z"
                  id="blablabla"
                  style="fill:#79b63f;fill-opacity:1; ..." />
       <path  ...  />
       <path  ...  />
</svg>

I assume, that IE doesn't like something about the xml, but I don't
know what...