Question

Under FireFox 4.0 or 5.0, I create a request for JSON data with the following code:

        var script = document.createElement('script');
        script.type = 'text/javascript';
        script.src = url;
        document.body.appendChild(script);

The JSON data arrives, my JSON handler processes it, but the “Connecting…” message in the tab remains forever. I also verified that Firefox closes the TCP connection afterwards. IE handles this normally. How can I indicate to the browser that the request has been completed so that the tab returns to a normal status?

Answer 1

It looks like you have to explicitly call document.close() in FF.

If you’re using iframe then you will need to call document.close() on the iframe window.