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use data, instead of ajax, to apply it to

var categoryEditor = new $.fn.dataTable.Editor( { ajax: 'controllers/multi-level.php', table: '#categories', fields:

Hi Sandy, the link "this example" in your answer is not working. To see the error, you just have to enable the serverSide option and provide an ajax url for the data. The error only occurs in serverSide mode.

working apart from the ajax call only runs once

You can make the Ajax call yourself to get both the columns and the data in a single call - then initialise both your DataTable and Editor as normal (passing in the data and columns options to DataTables). Allan

by the way, i am using flask to host the site, so the ajax call works fine here for me.

here is my final code. It seems the async: false is what was throwing the order of events off. CheckListTable.button(0).action(function () { CheckListTable.buttons.info('Please wait', 'Processing data...'); $.ajax({ url: 'api/GenerateInvoices', //async: false, success: function () { CheckListTable.buttons.info('Complete', 'Invoices have been Generated.', 2000); } }); });

the data through an AJAX call, and then alter

recommended to put an ajax call inside a render

have an issue with ajax reload and rebuilding the