function lookup() {
$('chatter').innerHTML += "Setting up AJAX request to personEmail.php
";
person = document.getElementById("personId").value.toUpperCase();
$('chatter').innerHTML += "Looking up person=" + person; + "
";
new Ajax.Request("../php/personEmail.php", {
parameters: '&value=' + person,
onComplete: function(req) {
$('chatter').innerHTML += "AJAX call successful
";
$('response').innerHTML = req.responseText;
},
onFailure: function(req) {
$('chatter').innerHTML += "AJAX call failed
";
$('response').innerHTML = "Apparently the AJAX request failed " + req.responseText;
}
})
}