Yes, but ONLY* if the two URLs share a common host (and protocol). Google 'Same Origin Policy' for more gory details.
Walter * Absent some other trust framework with "allowed" endpoints. On Nov 22, 2011, at 8:25 AM, David Behler wrote: > From the top of my head and totally untested: > > new Ajax.Request('http://url-you-want-to-request', { > onSuccess: function(transport) { > $('id-of-your-textarea').setValue(transport.responseText); > } > }); > > David > > Am 22.11.2011 14:19, schrieb bill: >> I tried using a textarea as the container for Ajax.updater without luck. >> I presume I need to write the js to take the response and put it in the >> textarea, but the API just doesn't give me enough detail to use Ajax.request >> to do that. >> >> The returned data is plain text. >> >> A bit of assistance would be appreciated. >> >> -- >> Bill Drescher >> william {at} TechServSys {dot} com >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Prototype & script.aculo.us" group. >> To post to this group, send email to >> prototype-scriptaculous@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> prototype-scriptaculous+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-scriptaculous?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Prototype & script.aculo.us" group. > To post to this group, send email to prototype-scriptaculous@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > prototype-scriptaculous+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-scriptaculous?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Prototype & script.aculo.us" group. To post to this group, send email to prototype-scriptaculous@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to prototype-scriptaculous+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-scriptaculous?hl=en.