Thanks for the reassurance Pesky. Turns out one of the .js files got uploaded with zero bytes... didn't notice that till you reminded me to check the settings.js file. Reuploaded that and all is well. Thanks again.
I've been using CFajax successfully at my job, but tried to use it on my Jodohost account and it's not working.
for those not familure with it:
http://www.devarticles.com/c/a/ColdFusion/CFAjax-What-it-is-and-How-to-Use-it/
I'm wondering if some of the tags it uses are disabled/not allowed...