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would definitely make the search much more efficient. Much

regex = '^' + term ; rtable.column( 0 ).search( regex, true, false ).draw();

page.dt * order.dt * draw.dt * column-visibility.dt * search * init.dt * deselect.dt * select.dt. To

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Yes, if you search the forum you would

sounds correct to me. search() is the global search

That worked beautifully. I was able to combine the "applied" and "selected" selector to the results and it pulled just the selected records from the visible results (searched). $('#grid').DataTable().rows({ search: 'applied', selected: true }).data() Thanks again for your help. Tom

ping').dataTable( { "searching": false // Disable Search Field "iDisplayLength": 50 } ); }); </script>

the select list and search operation var select = $('select',

Here is a SO thread on how to get a parameter from a query string in Javascript. You would then use that value as the search value to perform an initial search on the table. Allan