Create New List Item

Question

I am getting an error each time I try to run this code and get the error message "There was a problem submitting your answers. Please try again later."I have looked at this for so long now I am not sure if I am missing something or what. I have referenced SPServices and jquery and it is working correctlyI am trying to make a crossword using some code I found online and I followed it andstill get this error. // Create an object to associate each SharePoint column with the class name used for the input and the user's response for that column
var responses = {
"oneAcross": {
"selector": "one-across",
"column": "OneAcross",
"answer": ""
"oneDown": {
"selector": "one-down",
"column": "OneDown",
"answer": ""
"twoDown": {
"selector": "two-down",
"column": "TwoDown",
"answer": ""
"threeDown": {
"selector": "three-down",
"column": "ThreeDown",
"answer": ""
"fourAcross": {
"selector": "four-across",
"column": "FourAcross",
"answer": ""
// Create the batchCmd variable that will be used to create the new list item
var batchCmd = '<Batch OnError="Continue"><Method ID="1" Cmd="New">';
// Concatenate values of each response input by iterating over the object representing the responses
$.each( responses, function() {
// Cache the current item in the responses object.
var $response = this;
// For each input in the crossword associated with the current response object, get the values and save them in the answer property.
$( '.' + $response.selector ).each( function() {
$response.answer += $( this ).val().toLowerCase();
// Add the response to the batchCmd
batchCmd += '<Field Name="' + $response.column + '"><![CDATA[' + $response.answer + ']]></Field>';//Create a new list item on the destination list using the batchCmd variable
$().SPServices({
operation: "UpdateListItems",
async: true,
webURL: "http://operations.home.blah.com/sites/EIS/SEEIS/SSC/Lists/",
listName: "Crossword",
updates: batchCmd,
completefunc: function( xData, Status ) {
// If the AJAX call could not be completed, alert the user or include your own code to handle errors.
if ( Status !== "success" ) {
alert( "There was a problem submitting your answers. Please try again later." );
else {
// If there was an error creating the list item, alert the user or include your own code to handle errors.
if ( $( xData.responseXML ).find( 'ErrorCode' ).text() !== "0x00000000" ) {
alert( "There was a problem submitting your answers. Please try again later." );
// if the list item was successfully created, alert the user and navigate to the Source parameter in the URL (or to a URL of your choosing).
else {
alert( "Your answers were submitted successfully! Click OK to continue." );
if ( window.location.href.indexOf( "Source=" ) !== -1 ) {
var url = window.location.href.split( "Source=" )[1].split( "&" )[0];
window.location.href = url;
else {
window.location.href = "/";

Answer 1

When I look at the demo on the page it fires the same response as that is part of the error handling because it is a standalone HTML and not on a sharepoint server so I am wondering if something I am missing on the submit.click function or batchcmd. 
I included the entire code for it to see if maybe you can see something I am not.  My crossword is on a Sharepoint Server
$( '#crossword-submit' ).click( function( event ) {
// If you decide to use a hyperlink instead of a button input, this will prevent
//the hyperlink from actually navigating away from the page or to an anchor.
event.preventDefault();
// Disable the button so the user can't click it again and submit the answers more than once.
$( this ).prop( 'disabled', true );
// Prevent submission if the crossword isn't completed.
if ( $( '#crossword' ).find( 'input' ).filter( function() { return $( this ).val() === ""; }).length !== 0 ) {
alert( "You have left some answers blank. Please complete all answers before submitting." );
$( this ).removeProp( 'disabled' );
return false;
// Confirm that the user wants to submit their answers.
var confirmResponse = confirm( "Are you sure you are ready to submit your answers? Once submitted they cannot be changed.\n\nClick OK to continue or Cancel to review your answers." );
if ( confirmResponse === false ) {
$( this ).removeProp( 'disabled' );
return false;
// Create an object to associate each SharePoint column with the class name used for the input and the user's response for that column
var responses = {
"oneAcross": {
"selector": "one-across",
"column": "OneAcross",
"answer": ""
"oneDown": {
"selector": "one-down",
"column": "OneDown",
"answer": ""
"twoDown": {
"selector": "two-down",
"column": "TwoDown",
"answer": ""
"threeDown": {
"selector": "three-down",
"column": "ThreeDown",
"answer": ""
"fiveDown": {
"selector": "five-down",
"column": "FiveDown",
"answer": ""
"sixDown": {
"selector": "six-down",
"column": "SixDown",
"answer": ""
"sevenDown": {
"selector": "seven-down",
"column": "SevenDown",
"answer": ""
"eightDown": {
"selector": "eight-down",
"column": "EightDown",
"answer": ""
"fourAcross": {
"selector": "four-across",
"column": "FourAcross",
"answer": ""
"nineAcross": {
"selector": "nine-across",
"column": "NineAcross",
"answer": ""
"tenAcross": {
"selector": "ten-across",
"column": "TenAcross",
"answer": ""
"elevenAcross": {
"selector": "eleven-across",
"column": "ElevenAcross",
"answer": ""
"twelveAcross": {
"selector": "twelve-across",
"column": "TwelveAcross",
"answer": ""
// Create the batchCmd variable that will be used to create the new list item
var batchCmd = '<Batch OnError="Continue"><Method ID="1" Cmd="New">';
// Concatenate values of each response input by iterating over the object representing the responses
$.each( responses, function() {
// Cache the current item in the responses object.
var $response = this;
// For each input in the crossword associated with the current response object
//, get the values and save them in the answer property.
$( '.' + $response.selector ).each( function() {
$response.answer += $( this ).val().toLowerCase();
// Add the response to the batchCmd
batchCmd += '<Field Name="' + $response.column + '"><![CDATA[' + $response.answer + ']]></Field>';
// Close the batchCmd variable
batchCmd += '</Method></Batch>';
// Create a new list item on the destination list using the batchCmd variable
$().SPServices({
operation: "UpdateListItems",
async: true,
webURL: "http://operations.homestead.abc.com/sites/EIS/SEEIS/SSC/Lists/",
listName: "Crossword",
updates: batchCmd,
completefunc: function( xData, Status ) {
// If the AJAX call could not be completed, alert the user or include your own code to handle errors.
if ( Status !== "success" ) {
alert( "There was a problem submitting your answers. Please try again later." );
else {
// If there was an error creating the list item, alert the user or include your own code to handle errors.
if ( $( xData.responseXML ).find( 'ErrorCode' ).text() !== "0x00000000" ) {
alert( "There was a problem submitting your answers. Please try again later." );
// if the list item was successfully created, alert the user and navigate
//to the Source parameter in the URL (or to a URL of your choosing).
else {
alert( "Your answers were submitted successfully! Click OK to continue." );
if ( window.location.href.indexOf( "Source=" ) !== -1 ) {
var url = window.location.href.split( "Source=" )[1].split( "&" )[0];
window.location.href = url;
else {
window.location.href = "/";
</script>