if(response.indexOf('|' != -1)) { update = response.split('|'); n = 0; nNav = 1; while(n <= 20) { n++; alert(update[n]); //$('nav').childNodes[nNav].childNodes[1].innerHTML = update[n]; n++; alert(update[n]); //$('nav').childNodes[nNav].childNodes[2].innerHTML = update[n]; n++; } }