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Asked: 2026-06-05T06:05:41+00:00

Can someone please help me breakdown the statement below… base_url was originally pointing to

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Can someone please help me breakdown the statement below… base_url was originally pointing to what I can only assume was a directory that contained a .csv file.

Given that I have a custom .csv file on my server, I changed the address of the base_url, but I’m not seeing any data.

I have about a million questions around this with a VERY SHORT deadline. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

BTW… I’ve looked through the JQUERY site another sites to try and understand.. Any help would be greatly appreciated. 

$.getJSON(this.base_url+"?callback=?", {cmd:"getMakes", year:"2009"}, function(data) {

   //The 'data' variable contains all response data.
   var makes = data.Makes;
   for (var i = 0; i < makes.length; i++)
   {
       //You can now do what you like with the response data
       alert(makes[i].make_display);
   }
});
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  1. Editorial Team

    From looking at the syntax of the script and the context it is being used in, I will throw it out there to say, ‘this.base_url’ is not supposed to be a .CSV file.

    First, $.getJSON, will set a GET request to your webserver. If it was just a GET request for a CSV file, it would make all the sense, as you are GETting the CSV file. But, the JSON keyword was added, meaning you are expecting a properly formatted JSON response to your GET request.

    Secondly, you are adding GET data, ?cmd=getMakes&year=2009. A CSV file by nature is a flat file on the filesystem. It is not a smart file, meaning it is not driven by logic, unless you do a redirect within your .htaccess file or MIME type modifications.

    You are probably looking for a file other than a .csv. Some framework allow you to interpret a link such as http://domain.com/api/function, which looks like a url with the extension omitted.

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