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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

If you want the select list in the table, then yes, that looks like a good way of doing it to me, and probably what I would have suggested. Arrays might be slightly faster that string concatenation when building the string (and use join ) in older IE versions, and save you a line or two, but likely not a noticeable amount if the table is relative small. Allan

I was hiding the DIV that contained the datatable before manipulating it's structure and data. Once I stopped hiding the datatable, it worked well. Looks like datatable needs the table to be visible in the first place for proper redraw to work.