Question

I’m trying to use jQuery to get data from an ASP.NET web service (SharePoint Server 2007 lists.asmx), but any call to a web service will really help as a first step in that direction.

Answer 1

I use this method as a wrapper so that I can send parameters. Also using the variables in the top of the method allows it to be minimized at a higher ratio and allows for some code reuse if making multiple similar calls.

function InfoByDate(sDate, eDate){     var divToBeWorkedOn = "#AjaxPlaceHolder";     var webMethod = "http://MyWebService/Web.asmx/GetInfoByDates";     var parameters = "{'sDate':'" + sDate + "','eDate':'" + eDate + "'}";      $.ajax({         type: "POST",         url: webMethod,         data: parameters,         contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",         dataType: "json",         success: function(msg) {             $(divToBeWorkedOn).html(msg.d);         },         error: function(e){             $(divToBeWorkedOn).html("Unavailable");         }     }); } 

Please note that this requires the 3.5 framework to expose JSON webmethods that can be consumed in this manner.