DataTables Capabilities and Browser Compatibility Issues

umbcalum

Hi guys,

Would like to ask 2 sets of questions relating to this plug-in and it’s capabilities

1) Capabilities: Will this plugin be able to meet the following needs?

• Headers/footers with image?
• Hierarchical exports, bringing in data
• Data formatting (i.e. data type conversions)
• Adding colors to the spreadsheet?
• No dependency on a Microsoft excel driver on the server?
• Excel/PDF/ possibly CSV
• Support of multi-lingual characters

2) We are having issues with the export buttons not showing up in firefox and IE11. In our test case it is only showing up in Chrome. Any ideas on the issue?

var tableTools = new $.fn.dataTable.TableTools( oTable, {
    "sSwfPath": "../../IIDX/components/TableTools/swf/copy_csv_xls_pdf.swf",
    "aButtons": [
        {
        "sExtends": "csv"
        ,"mColumns": [1, 2, 3]
        },
        {
            "sExtends": "pdf"
        }
    ]
});

$( tableTools.fnContainer() ).insertAfter('div.info');

allan

• Headers/footers with image? Yes
• Hierarchical exports, bringing in data No - at least in the sense of a "Tree" view
• Data formatting (i.e. data type conversions) Yes
• Adding colors to the spreadsheet? Yes (although this is a table not a spreadsheet
• No dependency on a Microsoft excel driver on the server? Correct
• Excel/PDF/ possibly CSV Yes
• Support of multi-lingual characters Yes - although not in PDF export due to the library used

2) Do you have Flash installed in IE11? Chrome has it built in.

Allan