function completeApplication() { $.post("complete-application.php", {code: $("[name=code]").val()}, function(d) { var obj = null; try { obj = JSON.parse(d); if(obj.status == true) { window.location = 'complete-application.php'; } else { alert(obj.message); } } catch (err) { alert("There was a problem reading server response: " + err); } }); return false; }