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function () { var table = $('#example').DataTable(); return 'Search: ' + table.search(); }, excellent solve.Thank you kthorngren.

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I found the solution here: https://datatables.net/forums/discussion/29910/prevent-export-of-a-column-with-buttons The code would be, for example: { extend: 'csv', className: 'btn btn-outline-primary', exportOptions: { columns: ':visible :not(:last-child)' } }, Or, even better, put a class or ID to the column that shouldn't be exported: in the view: <th class="js-not-exportable">Actions</th> in the code: { extend: 'csv', className: 'btn btn-outline-primary', exportOptions: { columns: ':visible :not(.js-not-exportable)' } },

customize option of the pdfHtml5 type is how you

There are a number of discussions on this topic already if you search the forum. For example: https://datatables.net//forums/discussion/comment/119972/#Comment_119972 https://datatables.net//forums/discussion/comment/109471/#Comment_109471 Allan

No he meant, sDom: '<"top"Bflp>rt<"bottom"i><"clear">' for instance if you want the buttons on top of the table.

looks like the problem was down to the certificate on the site. this has since been updated ;-)

Put this in customize will work for page numbers: doc['footer']=(function(page, pages) { return { columns: [ 'Left part of footer', { alignment: 'right', text: [ { text: page.toString(), italics: true }, ' of ', { text: pages.toString(), italics: true } ] } ], margin: [10, 0] } });

ugg never mind and thanks. i was inspecting the page in chrome, and i guess it uses user-agent to hide those buttons