Slow ajax for simple DB access

[SMTh]

While testing out setInterval(), i had a slow load time for an ajax request. It was very simple and other pages with much more complex requests were terminating in less than a second while this very simple one is terminating after 10-12. Without using setInterval() it is still taking this long and it uses the same layout as the other pages.Example of script:\[code\] document.getElementById("test").innerHTML = "Starting"; if(window.XMLHttpRequest) { xmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest(); } else { xmlhttp = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP"); } xmlhttp.onreadystatechange = function() { if(xmlhttp.readyState == 4 && xmlhttp.status == 200) { document.getElementById("test").innerHTML = xmlhttp.responseText; } } xmlhttp.open("GET", "/TestLive.cshtml", true); xmlhttp.send();\[/code\]Slow server page (ASP.NET):\[code\]Response.Expires = -1;var db = Database.Open("mydb");string query = "select Name from Game where ID='97';";Response.Write(db.QuerySingle(query).Name);\[/code\]Example of fast:\[code\] Response.Expires = -1;string query = "select * from Season where Season.Game = 'Football' and Season.End > '" + DateTime.Now.Add(new TimeSpan(-8,0,0)).ToString("yyyy-MM-dd") + "';";var db = Database.Open("mydb");var result = db.Query(query);Response.Write("<select id=\"chosenSeason\" onchange=\"setDraftSeason()\">");Response.Write("<option selected=\"selected\">Choose a Season</option>");foreach (var season in result){ Response.Write("<option value=http://stackoverflow.com/"" + season.ID + "\">"); Response.Write(season.Name); Response.Write(" (" + season.Start.ToString("dd-MM-yyyy") + " - " + season.End.ToString("dd-MM-yyyy") + ")"); Response.Write("</option\">");}Response.Write("</select>");\[/code\]EDIT: It seems to be related to using the layout page to access the script. all of the fast pages use the same setup though.