I have the following code that works fine in IE:

function divLoadHtml(sDiv, sURL)
{
  var objXMLHTTP, e
  try { objXMLHTTP = new XMLHttpRequest(); }
  catch (e) { try { objXMLHTTP = new ActiveXObject('Msxml2.XMLHTTP'); }
  catch (e) { try { objXMLHTTP = new ActiveXObject('Microsoft.XMLHTTP'); }
  catch (e) { objXMLHTTP = null; }}}
  objXMLHTTP.open( "GET", sURL, false );
  objXMLHTTP.send();
  document.getElementById(sDiv).innerHTML = objXMLHTTP.responseText;
  return;
}

However, in Firefox I get the error NS_ERROR_DOM_BAD_URI when I call it in Firefox.

Doing some research, I found a reference that says I cannot access files on another domain which is a problem. I need to access XML data on a domain different than the domain from which this code is executed.

Does anyone know of a work-around, other than forcing everyone to use IE (ugh)?

I found the solution. Apparently it's caused because I was loading the file into Firefox locally. If I upload it to our server and run it, it works fine.

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Editing_configuration

Works on my browser because I changed the security, but it doesn't work on anyone else's browser... I need a valid solution for other users...

javascript should not be allowed to access files on another domain, due to the cross site scripting potential.

The safe option is to use the XMLHttpRequest to request a script page on the same domain which in turn goes to the remote URI and streams the resource back.

Originally Posted by chrishirst

javascript should not be allowed to access files on another domain, due to the cross site scripting potential.

The safe option is to use the XMLHttpRequest to request a script page on the same domain which in turn goes to the remote URI and streams the resource back.

Yech, but yeah....