autocomplete and $.getJSON problem

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Published on 2011-01-05T09:49:45Z Indexed on 2011/01/05 9:53 UTC
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Hi There

I have a script:

<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){
    $("#PrincipleMember_IdNumber").autocomplete({
        close: function(event, ui) {
            var member = {};
            member.IDNumber = $("#PrincipleMember_IdNumber").val();
            $.getJSON("<%= Url.Action("MemberLookup","Member") %>", member, function(data) {
                $("#PrincipleMember_Firstname").val(data.FirstName);
            });
        }
    });
});

A form:

<fieldset class="fieldsetSection">
<legend>Principle Member</legend>
<table>
    <tr>
        <td width="150px" class="editor-label"><%=Html.LabelFor(l=>l.PrincipleMember.IdNumber)%></td>
        <td class="editor-field"><%= Html.AutoCompleteTextBoxFor(i => i.PrincipleMember.IdNumber, "IdNumber", "AutoComplete")%></td>
        <td><%=Html.ValidationMessageFor(v => v.PrincipleMember.IdNumber)%></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td width="150px" class="editor-label"><%=Html.LabelFor(l=>l.PrincipleMember.Firstname)%></td>
        <td class="editor-field"><%=Html.TextBoxFor(t => t.PrincipleMember.Firstname)%></td>
        <td><%=Html.ValidationMessageFor(v => v.PrincipleMember.Firstname)%></td>
    </tr>
</table>

and finally a json result action:

public JsonResult MemberLookup(Member member)
{
    member = _memberRepository.GetMember(member.IDNumber);
    return this.Json(member);
}

my json result is executed perfectly and i get a result, but for some reason this section of the script is not executing: $("#PrincipleMember_Firstname").val(data.FirstName);

i've tried replacing it with an alert();, but that too is not executing.

Can anyone see what i am doing wrong here?

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