Put .empty() before the load. That will clear it out. Glen
On Dec 18, 2007 6:00 PM, rolfsf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm doing some simple ajax using .load --- clicking on a table row > loads some html from an external file into a div. > > My question - do I need to remove the contents of the div (#myWindow) > before loading the new html, or does .load do this? > > $('.myTrigger).click(function(){ > var wf = $(this).attr('id') > var details = (wf + '.htm') > $("#myWindow").load(details); > }); > > <div class="myTrigger" id="thisOne">Click here</div> > > <div id="myWindow"> > <div>some placeholder content</div> > <div>some more placeholder content</div> > </div> > > thanks! > r. >