Why does reloading the datatable result in the message No data available.

dt_user

This happens after i click on the update button. I would like to know why this is so?

kthorngren

Is the Update button in conjunction with using Editor or something else?

If you are using ajax.reload() then start by using the browser's developer tools > network tab to see the XHR response data. What do you receive?

Kevin

dt_user

sometimes i get the index.html file that i used to create the table.

kthorngren

sometimes i get the index.html file that i used to create the table.

You will need to look at your server logs to determine why this is happening.

Kevin

dt_user

ok. Can you please direct me where the sever logs are located?

kthorngren

That's dependent on the web server. The docs for the web server you are using should tell you.

Kevin

dt_user

ok. How do I explicitly tell datatables what new content it should be reloaded with? Because after the ajax call (success function)[NOT datatables ajax option] I write table.draw() in a setInterval() and the table isnt refreshed with the new data i just inserted into the database.

kthorngren

draw() isn't going to add data to the table. You would use rows.add() in the success function with draw() to have Datatbles update the display.

Kevin

dt_user

thanks alot. It worked.