Found the solution on the Flickr API mailing list, but thanks for the link to mooshell.net...pretty handy. Solution was to set the callbackKey to jsoncallback. DOH.
On Sep 9, 3:42 am, Oskar Krawczyk <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > First off, please put the examples into mooshell.net. > > Secondly, I don't have the time to go through the code you've posted > right now, so I'll just post a link to the script I've written months > ago, perhaps you'll find your answer > there:http://blog.olicio.us/public/weblog/MooFlickrBadge/ > > O. > > On 9 Sep 2009, at 03:17, Fraction wrote: > > > > > Need some help using Request.JSONP with the Flickr API. I haven't > > been able to get a JSONP request to work without including the > > "jsoncallback" parameter. This is not a required parameter in the API > > url string and there is even a parameter to NOT have a JSON call > > back ("nojsoncallback=1"), however this isn't working for me either > > even though I follow the [url=http://www.flickr.com/services/api/ > > response.json.html]documentation[/url]. I don't want to have to > > define a call back function as I can't pass any kind of parameters to > > it. I want to handle everything in the onComplete handler of the > > Request. Below are 3 examples of various code setups as well as the > > associated firebug console output for each. Anyone with some Flickr > > API experience, or just any possible idea, I would greatly appreciate > > some advice. > > > Ex: 1 - Successful in that it calls the assigned function in the > > "jsoncallback" attribute and the proper data is alerted, however the > > onComplete handler never fires. > > > function infoHandler( data ) { > > alert( data.photo.description._content ); > > } > > > var setRequest = new Request.JSONP({ > > url: 'http://api.flickr.com/services/rest/', > > data: { > > method: 'flickr.photos.getInfo', > > api_key: //api key goes here, > > photo_id: '3647421828', > > format: 'json', > > jsoncallback: 'infoHandler' > > }, > > onComplete: function( data ) { > > alert( 'requet complete' ); > > } > > }).send(); > > > Ex: 1 Console Output > > ["JSONP retrieving script with url: > >http://api.flickr.com/services/rest/?callback=Request.JSONP.request_m... > > "] > > > Ex 2: - Passing the "nojsoncallback" parameter. JSON Output looks > > fine to me but fails due to a "invalid label". Not sure what that > > means. Again, onComplete handler never fires. > > > var setRequest = new Request.JSONP({ > > url: 'http://api.flickr.com/services/rest/', > > data: { > > method: 'flickr.photos.getInfo', > > api_key: //api key goes here, > > photo_id: '3647421828', > > format: 'json', > > nojsoncallback: '1' > > }, > > onComplete: function( data ) { > > alert( 'requet complete' ); > > } > > }).send(); > > > Ex: 2 Console Output > > ["JSONP retrieving script with url: > >http://api.flickr.com/services/rest/?callback=Request.JSONP.request_m... > > "] > > invalid label > > {"photo":{"id":"3647421828", "secret":"9...:{"nsid":"8317...@n05", > > "username":"frac > > > Ex: 3 - Does not include a "jsoncallback" or "nojsoncallback" > > parameter at all. Fails due to JSONFlickrAPI not being defined. > > Again, onComplete handler never fires. > > > code > > var setRequest = new Request.JSONP({ > > url: 'http://api.flickr.com/services/rest/', > > data: { > > method: 'flickr.photos.getInfo', > > api_key: //api key goes here, > > photo_id: '3647421828', > > format: 'json' > > }, > > onComplete: function( data ) { > > alert( 'requet complete' ); > > } > > }).send(); > > > Ex: 3 Console Output > > ["JSONP retrieving script with url: > >http://api.flickr.com/services/rest/?callback=Request.JSONP.request_m... > > "] > > jsonFlickrApi is not defined > > rest? > > callback > > = > > Request.JSONP.request_map.request_0 > > &method > > = > > flickr.photos.getInfo > > &api_key=api_key_here&photo_id=3647421828&format=json > > ()
