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of any column for sorting (this will be the first time I'll sort by clicking after page

Alternatively - just my own preference - it is logical to be returning a timestamp for sorting. You could then have a "hidden" column for the timestamp, and sort column "formatted date for display" by your hidden column "timestamp".

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it instead of using sort(), but it does mean that your table will be sorted. Kevin's workaround is a

to "num", and the sorting is ok with all

in the confirmation dialog sort operation should not be

the SQL) it will sort based on the rendered

to keep the selected sort from changing and I

Another way I could do this would be capturing the click before the sort happens and ignore it. Is there a callback before the table sort takes place that I could drop if the table is this "unsortable" state?

That works, but the remaining question is how to apply a sort to the table redraw, in the case that the instantiation has order:[ ] and the redraw then wants a sort applied. Thanks for the quick response sir!