# How to set variable to responsetext from an Ajax Request

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-set-variable-to-responsetext-from-an-ajax-request/131219>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 7, 2008, 12:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-set-variable-to-responsetext-from-an-ajax-request/131219 "2008-03-07T00:25:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![emuen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/96bed5/32.png) [@emuen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/emuen)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2008, 12:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-set-variable-to-responsetext-from-an-ajax-request/131219/1 "2008-03-07T00:25:04Z")

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Hi.

I have been wondering, is it possible to set a variable to the  
responsetext from an Ajax Request event?

```auto
var something = ""
Ajax.Request("http://google.dk", {
  onComplete: function(e){
    something = e.responseText;
  }
});
alert(something)
```

This does not work, but I hope you see the point in what I’m trying to  
do?!

- Emil