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Jun 03.2008

Hi,

I’m developing an AJAX application and a main part is the ability for the content of a TextArea updating on the change of a drop down menu.

If the text were to be placed in a div container it would be:

[CODE]
if(ajaxRequest.readyState == 4)
{
document.getElementById(display).innerHTML=ajaxRequest.responseText;
}
[/CODE]

To have the response text placed in the TextArea I thought I could simply update the value property:

[CODE]
if(ajaxRequest.readyState == 4)
{
document.getElementById(display).value=ajaxRequest.responseText;
}
[/CODE]

But the TextArea doesn’t seem to support the value property.

So, can anybody help me update the content of a TextArea with the responseText of the AJAX call.

Thanks,

Nick

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@KorJun 03.2008 — Should work. Make sure your textarea has an id. can we see the whole code? (HTML included) . Or the relevant part of.
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@uraknaiauthorJun 03.2008 — I think I've figured out what's wrong. I'm using TinyMCE as a RTE and for some reason it's not updating with the content and there doesn't seem to be a solution at present.

Is there another free simple RTE I could use that will update on change of the menu?

Cheers,

Nick
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