You need quotes around the string value:
result = "var data = '%s';" % test
Anthony
On Monday, November 25, 2013 4:56:18 PM UTC-5, Lyndon Coghill wrote:
>
> Sorry if this gets posted twice. I thought I submitted it earlier, but it
> seems to have disappeared. I have a very basic question about using the
> ajax() and :eval. I am working through a very basic test where I have a
> view, that when its completely loaded will call a function in the
> controller. That function will build a string and return it to be evaluated
> into a Javascript variable that can be further used throughout the view.
>
> I have the following code in my view:
>
> <script>
> $( document ).ready(function() {
> ajax('fetch', [], ':eval');
>
> });
>
> document.write(data);
> </script>
>
>
> and the controller function is this:
>
> def fetch():
> ## fetch string here when called by the view using AJAX
>
> test = "It Works!"
> result = "var data = %s;" % test
>
>
> return result
>
>
> This seems reasonable to me, but it gives me two errors. The first is a
> "Uncaught
> ReferenceError: data is not defined ". The second is: "Uncaught
> SyntaxError: Unexpected token < "
>
>
> I believe the first error might be being caused in some way by the second,
> in that data isn't defined because something is going wrong with the ajax
> call and :eval argument? Though with this simple example I haven't
> discovered what that might be.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> - Lyndon
>
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