Did you get this working Rick?
Rick Faircloth wrote: > > Thanks for the advice on Firebug and the debug code, Daemach. > > I've been using it for a few days, but haven't learned it well. > It has been good about notifying me of syntax errors, however! > > Rick > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Daemach > Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 11:51 PM > To: discuss@jquery.com > Subject: Re: [jQuery] Ok... one last effort to make this work... help! > > > I second that - if you're not using firebug, you should drop everything > else > until you get familiar with it (seriously). Use console.log(), > breakpoints, > watches, and the net tab or console for debugging ajax calls. You can see > what data is going to and from the server on every call. > > You should also add: > > jQuery.fn.debug = function() {if (typeof window['console'] !== > 'undefined'){console.log(this);} return this;} > > to the bottom of your jquery.js file, or create a separate plugin file > with > just this code in it and load it after jquery. Then you can insert it > into > jquery chains to see the results of selectors in the console. > $("p").debug().addClass(......).....etc. > > > > Rick Faircloth wrote: >> >> Thanks, Paul... I'll start working on that! >> >> Rick >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> Behalf Of Paul >> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 11:25 PM >> To: 'jQuery Discussion.' >> Subject: Re: [jQuery] Ok... one last effort to make this work... help! >> >> Two broad suggestions: First, get familiar with Firebug; in addition to >> just >> js errors its messages will alert you to 404 errors (which you would have >> caused by calling a file in the wrong folder) as well as 500 errors >> (which >> are the result of CF errors) and save you a lot of time wondering why >> ajax >> isn't working. Second, poke through the tutorials on jquery.com, which >> explain the basics and will turn you on to the possibilities. >> >> Now back to your question, assuming you're like me and develop in >> iterations, I would simply start by copy/pasting the .blur() binding for >> each field: >> >> $("#Some-Field-ID").blur(function(){ //assign a blur event to the input >> $.post("callpage_Validate_Mortgage_Inputs.cfm", >> {some-variable-name:$("#Some-Field-ID ").val()}, function(data){ >> >> When I start by taking the easy way out like this, I typically begin to >> see >> how it works and realize along the way how to make it more tidy. >> >> You'll also need to handle the POST variables that will be different on >> the >> CF side; assuming it existed in v 4.5, CF's structKeyExists(form, >> "some-variable-name") function would do the trick. >> >> And of course, the usual disclaimer: there are better ways to accomplish >> this task (Jorn's plugin being one of them), but this will get you >> started. >> >> -pm >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> jQuery mailing list >> discuss@jquery.com >> http://jquery.com/discuss/ >> >> > > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/Ok...-one-last-effort-to-make-this-work...-help%21-tf3 > 399722.html#a9468102 > Sent from the JQuery mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > _______________________________________________ > jQuery mailing list > discuss@jquery.com > http://jquery.com/discuss/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > jQuery mailing list > discuss@jquery.com > http://jquery.com/discuss/ > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Ok...-one-last-effort-to-make-this-work...-help%21-tf3399722.html#a9488396 Sent from the JQuery mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ jQuery mailing list discuss@jquery.com http://jquery.com/discuss/
