Is there anyway to read an xml page that is located on a different server with javascript?

Doing this would require the use of a server-side proxy to get around the cross-domain security restrictions in JavaScript.

For instance, set up a CGI script on your server that calls the XML file and returns the contents, then have JavaScript call that CGI script.

Nicholas C. Zakas
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Would it be possible to use frames to solve this? For example, you would have a page with two frames. One page would be the xml parsing page, while the other page would be set to http://www.someXMLfeed.com?keyword=. This frame would load the xml you need. Is there a way to read the contents of this frame with the other frame?

No, cross domain restrictions would still apply although if the page were a trusted site and security restrictions were reduced it may work. For this you'd really have to be in an intranet situation.
It would be a severe security risk if web pages could do this. They could load bank logon pages into a secondary frame and read the cookies from the bank site as well as other personal info.
You will have to use some sort of server side proxy.

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Joe (Microsoft MVP - XML)

I ended up using an aspx page that does a HTTPWebRequest to a site that pulls the xml I'm looking for. Since its on the same server the javascript can access it just fine. Everything works fine with IE, but it does not work in firefox. I think is due to fact that IE waits for the aspx page to pull the feed why firefox does not. I am using XmlDom.Load(the aspx page?search term=). Do you have any suggestions? Thank you.

Nevermind, I have fixed the problem by adding <%response.ContentType="text/XML"%> to the page that pulls the feed. Thank you.