title: Custom HTTP Verb with jQuery.ajax()
body: <p>Is it possible to use a custom HTTP VERB, like MERGE, with jQuery.ajax()? I'm interacting with an OData API, which expects a MERGE verb when posting updates to records.</p>
  
  <p>The problem I'm having is that when I use "MERGE" in the ajax() request, it doesn't send data to the server. It just sends a MERGE request with no data, so the OData service rejects it.</p>
  
  <p>When I change the request to a PUT, the OData service sends back a 500 error. </p>
  
  <p>My options are basically to figure out how to get "MERGE" calls to send the data along with the request, do a DELETE followed by a POST (delete and recreate the record on every update), or figure out how to modify the OData service to accept PUTs for updates.</p>
  
  <p>Let me know if you have any ideas on how to make jQuery.ajax() send the data with a MERGE request.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks,</p>
  
  <p>Dave</p>