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Actually found it.. this solved my problem http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16353455/how-to-set-color-for-table-rows-based-on-column-value-in-jquery-data-table Just need to pick the correct array object

for this, http://datatables.net/examples/api/multi_filter_select.html and http://datatables.net/examples/api/multi_filter.html. Yes I have already tried above examples but problem in the above examples it either encourages completely select or dropdown but not combo box...I am looking for that solution. In regards to, http://yadcf-showcase.appspot.com/ I have already tried but it even have lot a problems :(.

I solved my question, no body cared to answer though !! thanks for all who tried to help... I'm using Ver. 1.9.4 and here is my datatable definition for the claimed case: $('#example').dataTable( { "aaData": aDataSet, "aoColumnDefs": [{ "bVisible": false, "aTargets": [1] } ], "aoColumns": [ { "sTitle": "Title"}, { "sTitle": "File","sWidth":"300px",}, { "sTitle": "Doc Type","sWidth":"60px","sClass": "center"}, { "sTitle": "Publisher" ,"sWidth":"70px","sClass": "center"}, { "sTitle": "Year","sWidth":"30px","sClass": "center"}, { "sTitle": "Pages","sWidth":"30px","sClass": "center"}, { "sTitle": "Format", "sClass": "center", "sWidth":"30px", "fnRender": function(obj) { var sReturn = obj.aData[1]; return "<a href='files/"+sReturn+"' target='_Blank'>"+ obj.aData[6]+"</a>"; } } ] } ); So that the rendered content in the last column will hold the link to the file name stored in the hidden second column. Thanks for all

There are only 2 rows in the first table with reference to the second table. The first and the third row are there.

Well, I'm responding my own question for the reference of whoever might encounter him-/herself in a similar situation: The "external" function should be defined outside the $(document).ready(function(){}); block, then everything will be working as expected: [code] < script> function selectClient(a){ alert(a); } $(document).ready(function(){ $("#search-user-form").submit(function(e){ ... [/code]

Oops - yes. Good point :-) Allan

Yup - not disagreeing with you at all! The new API in DataTables 1.10 will accept jQuery objects as well :-). In fact, the new API is massively better than the on fn* methods... (imho of course!) Allan

so should i not work with sWidth at all ?

That's all I want!!! I couldn't find that option, thank you!

var headers = ["sTitle : FSNe", "sTitle : Project Name", "sTitle : Description", "sTitle : PrjTrk #", "sTitle : SAP #"] ; You've got an array of strings there. You want an array of objects like in the documentation ( http://datatables.net/ref#sTitle ): [code] [ { sTitle: "FSNe" }, { sTitle: "Project Name" }, ... ] [/code] Allan