[support] Enabling jquery/AJAX (unknow is not a function)

[Jamie Holly]

In Drupal 7, jQuery runs in no-conflict mode, so you can't use $ unless 
it's wrapped. Change $ to jQuery.

Jamie Holly
http://www.intoxination.net
http://www.hollyit.net

On 11/13/2012 7:19 PM, Tim Johnson wrote:
> Using drupal 7.16 on Mac OSX 107, bitnami install.
> I have created a test page with just the following :
> [code]
> <DIV ID="content"></DIV>
>   <a href="#"
>   onclick="$('#content').load('http://localhost/cgi-bin/cgitest.py');">Take
>   me away</a>
> [/code]
> When I click on the rendered link, I get the following javascript
> error:
> "Uncaught TypeError: undefined is not a function onclick"
> from Chrome.
>
> Being a drupal noob but familiar with javascript issues in CGI
> programming, I infer that the jquery code for 'load' et al is not
> being sourced and that perhaps the correct module is not enabled?
>
> I have derived this from the example shown at
> http://drupal.org/node/305747
>
> NOTE : I have enabled the drupal ajax examples. None can illuminate
> this problem for me.
>
> Any help would be appreciate:
> thanks