SCRIPT5: Access is denied in IE9 on xmlhttprequest

Question

var xhttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
xhttp.open(\'GET\', \'foo.xml\', false);

F12 pops back: SCRIPT5: Access is denied. on Line 95, which is

Answer 1

Open the Internet Explorer Developer Tool, Tools -> F12 developer tools. (I think you can also press F12 to get it)

Change the Document Mode to Standards. (The page should be automatically refresh, if you change the Document Mode)

Problem should be fixed. Enjoy

Answer 2

You likely have a Mark-of-the-Web on the local file. See http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ieinternals/archive/2011/03/23/understanding-local-machine-zone-lockdown-restricted-this-webpage-from-running-scripts-or-activex-controls.aspx for an explanation.

Answer 3

On IE7, IE8, and IE9 just go to Settings->Internet Options->Security->Custom Level and change security settings under "Miscellaneous" set "Access data sources across domains" to Enable.

Answer 4

This error message (SCRIPT5: Access is denied.) can also be encountered if the target page of a .replace method is not found (I had entered the page name incorrectly). I know because it just happened to me, which is why I went searching for some more information about the meaning of the error message.

Answer 5

Maybe you like to check the links below:

• Making cross domain JavaScript requests using XMLHttpRequest or XDomainRequest
• XMLHttpRequest – Mozilla Developer Network
• A good summary of the jQuery x-domain requests
• Which browser supports x-domain?