This is what my plan is http://www.jdempster.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/jquery.servercookiejar.example.html http://www.jdempster.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/jquery.servercookiejar.js
I can't think of any other way of doing it. Doing it synchronously ensures that the value has been retrieved from the server before access. /James On 8/14/07, Michael Geary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Are you *sure* you want to do this? > > It locks up the browser completely - and all other browser windows in many > browsers - until the ajax call returns. > > If it's just a matter of coding convenience, balance that against the > inconvenience it will cause your visitors if the site is slow to respond. > > Or is there another design reason why you need the synchronous call? > > -Mike > > > From: James Dempster > > > > worked it out guys, silly me it's loading data synchronously > > instead of asynchronously. Done by doing... > > > > function test() { > > var html = $.ajax({ > > url: "some.php", > > async: false // <-- heres the key ! > > }).responseText; > > return html; > > } > > > > :-) thanks all > > > > > I'm looking for something that will wait inside the > > > function until it has the data to return, so not the > > > callback type system that currently exists. > > > Something that will mimic this type of stuff will do too. > > > > > > e.g. > > > function test() { > > > $.ajax stuff here > > > return data; // return data from the ajax request > > > > > > } > > > > > > var bler = test(); > > > > >