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gistfile1.js
$.get('/path/to/url', function (data) {
if( !data || data === ""){
// error
return;
}
var json;
try {
json = jQuery.parseJSON(data);
} catch (e) {
// error
return;
}
// use json here
}, "text");
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Neat script. This saved my bacon recently so thanks a lot. One question: why does the dataType need to be set to 'text'?

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