# Problem with Ajax Live Search and Update

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-ajax-live-search-and-update/145953>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 15, 2008, 2:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-ajax-live-search-and-update/145953 "2008-08-15T14:20:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![paulbutcher](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/a5b964/32.png) [@paulbutcher](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/paulbutcher)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 2:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-ajax-live-search-and-update/145953/1 "2008-08-15T14:20:15Z")

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[http://www.jumbabox.com/2008/06/ajax-search-in-rails/](http://www.jumbabox.com/2008/06/ajax-search-in-rails/)

Should the above example at the url work? I’ve copied this exactly. I  
see in the log that it makes the search. But I don’t get any results.  
The :update div just gets empty. What could be wrong?