So the AJAX call actually returns some result now?
If you alert() the result, before trying to do anything with it, what
do you get?
On Jan 30, 11:35 am, graphicsxp <graphic...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> >This should only be set if your webservice expects the input parameter
> >in JSON format as well, and not only the response is JSON.
> >Is this the case?
>
> Yes, I thought that too. I've removed the contentType parameter. In
> this case the webservice is reached.
> But when the AJAX call returns I get the error 'parseerror' .
>
> The webservice method looks like :
>
> [WebMethod]
> public string GetPublication(String pText) {
> String result = "";
>
> result = @"{""results"": [
> {
> ""id"": ""4"",
> ""value"": ""guardian.co.uk""
> }
> ]}";
>
> return result;
> }
>
> On 30 jan, 09:30, Beres Botond <boton...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > A parameter has to be key=>value, in some form, otherwise how is it
> > identified?
>
> > contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
>
> > This should only be set if your webservice expects the input parameter
> > in JSON format as well, and not only the response is JSON.
> > Is this the case?
>
> > How does the code of your webservice look like? (the part which gets
> > the input parameter)
>
> > On Jan 29, 6:50 pm, graphicsxp <graphic...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> > > Thanks.. I tried that but I'm getting an error before the webservice
> > > is reached : "Invalid JSON primitive: pText."
>
> > > Like I said, my webservice's method expects a string, not a JSON key-
> > > value pair. I'd be surprised if we can't pass a simple string to a
> > > webservice ?
>
> > > On 29 jan, 16:24, MorningZ <morni...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > Right from the docshttp://docs.jquery.com/Ajax/jQuery.ajax#options
>
> > > > "Object must be Key/Value pairs"
>
> > > > something that
>
> > > > data: "pText=some text"
>
> > > > is not (it's a string)
>
> > > > so with that pointed out, try
>
> > > > $.ajax({
> > > > url: "Publication.asmx/GetPublication",
> > > > data: { pText: "some text" },
> > > > type: "POST",
> > > > contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
> > > > dataType: "json",
>
> > > > });
>
> > > > On Jan 29, 10:58 am, graphicsxp <graphic...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > Hi,
>
> > > > > I'm trying to send a string to my webservice. The method I call
> > > > > expects a string parameter and returns a string of JSON data.
>
> > > > > I've tried this way :
>
> > > > > $.ajax({
> > > > > url: "Publication.asmx/GetPublication",
> > > > > data: "pText=some text",
> > > > > type: "POST",
> > > > > contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
> > > > > dataType: "json",
>
> > > > > });
>
> > > > > in which case I get the following error and the webservice is not even
> > > > > reached :
>
> > > > > Invalid JSON primitive: pText
>
> > > > > and this way :
>
> > > > > $.ajax({
> > > > > url: "Publication.asmx/GetPublication",
> > > > > data: "pText=some text",
> > > > > type: "POST",
> > > > > dataType: "json",
>
> > > > > });
>
> > > > > in which case the webservice is reached but then when the ajax call
> > > > > returns I get the following error :
>
> > > > > parseerror
>
> > > > > What do i need to do to fix this ?
>
> > > > > Thanks
