[jQuery] Updating the id of an a tag

[jQuery] Updating the id of an a tag

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Hello folks,
I'm having problems with the following line of code
<tt>
$("a[@id^='del_']").id("del_*"+pb+"_"+iA+"_ck");
</tt>in the function below.
What I'm trying to do is replace the id of the a tag from its existing id
of 'del_'  to 'del_*x_y_ck', where x and y are the variables pb and
iA.
I know pb and iA are being 'received' by the function - the querystring
generated by the get statement is correct.
I'm sure this function has worked previously, so perhaps my problem is
based in a version update of jQuery, but perhaps it was only working
previously in my dreams.
Any help appreciated.
Cheers
Bruce
<tt>function editAppAsset(ej) {
    var temp=new Array();
    temp=ej.split('_');   
    var pb = temp[1];
    var iA = temp[2];
    $("#wrka").show();
   
$.get("scripts/ajax_ramosus_editor.asp?id=16b&pblID="+pb+"&assetID="+iA
+"&q="  + new Date().getTime(),
function(responseText){ 
   
$("a[@id^='del_']").id("del_*"+pb+"_"+iA+"_ck");
    var options = {dataType: 'json', before: showRequest,
after: afterAppAsset};
    $('#editor_form').submit(function()
{$(this).ajaxSubmit(options);return false;}); 
    });   
};</body>
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