Returning script tag in IE fails

[DaveG]

IE will not execute javascript with surrounding script tags unless the tags are preceded by a character. Thus returning the following in response to a .load fails to execute in IE: <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */

alert("here");

/* ]]> */ </script>

Preceding with some character works: - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */

alert("here");

/* ]]> */ </script>

[john]

I don't plan on getting to this for 1.0. The obvious workaround, however, is to simply return just the Javascript, then eval that on the fly - as opposed to injecting it into the DOM (which I assume that you're doing).

[joern]

Can be easily worked around by ommiting the script tags in the response (and using $.getScript() to eval on the fly).