This is usually done by dynamically inserting a script element. The script element doesn't have to be from the same domain.
Have a look at the following threads from this list on Nabble. http://www.nabble.com/Remote-Scripts-tf3033153.html#a8427636 http://www.nabble.com/Dynamically-loading-scripts-tf1913101.html#a5237431 Karl Rudd On 3/14/07, bruce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Renato.. > > The app I'm considering can't use a proxy server on the 'current' domain. > The issue I'm trying to solve is similar to the 'passport' app from > microsoft awhile ago. > > I'm considering how to allow a central app/process act as a login/validation > server, allowing other sites to verify that a user is who/what he claims to > be. > > For this to work, I'm envisioning that there has to be a way for a a client > site, to be able to interface/communicate with a central server/service... > > Thoughts/comments on how to accomodate this. > > I was also under the impression that widgets on a given site, are able to > communicate back to central servers that aren't part of the app being viewed > by the user.... > > I've seen widgets that allow you to see who's on the site you're on, where > the widget is getting updated information from a central server that's not > part of the site that the user is watching... > > -bruce > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Renato Formato [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 11:31 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; jQuery Discussion. > Subject: Re: [jQuery] ajax- demo > > > bruce ha scritto: > > i'm trying to figure out how i can have a piece of ajax, so the user can > > provide an input, which then goes to an external server to get processed, > > with the results being returned to the page for processing by the original > > server. > It's not possible because of security reasons as far as I know. Ajax can > be done only between the client and the domain from which the page is > loaded. > > A workaround is to make a request to the current domain server that, in > turn, acts like a "proxy" with the external server, getting the content > and serving it back to the client. > > Ciao > Renato > > > _______________________________________________ > jQuery mailing list > [email protected] > http://jquery.com/discuss/ > _______________________________________________ jQuery mailing list [email protected] http://jquery.com/discuss/
