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Duplicate of this thread. Please don't duplicate your posts and look for my answer in your other thread. Kevin

You HTML file test case doesn't run properly so we can see what actually happens. If the tables aren't being formatted with Datatalebs elements, etc then there is likely an error in the browser's console that needs fixed. Kevin

Here is more on how to send an entire data table to the server: https://datatables.net/forums/discussion/comment/168298/#Comment_168298

Hello, thanks for the fast response, with your help it seems to work as expected. Thank you very much for your assistance! have a nice day.

Thanks for posting back! Colin

Start by reading about the different search modes in the search() docs. The same is true for column().search(). The example you linked to uses this: api .column(colIdx) .search( this.value != '' ? regexr.replace('{search}', '(((' + this.value + ')))') : '', this.value != '', this.value == '' ) .draw(); You will want to prefix the search value with ^ and postfix with $. Change line 5 to look like this: this.value != '' ? '^' + regexr.replace('{search}', '(((' + this.value + ')))') + '$' Kevin

I hope it will work for you.

I thought I answered a similar question recently. You asked this same question in this thread. Please don't post duplicate questions. If you have follow up questions please post them in your original thread. Kevin

Another option is to set column.visibility to false for the 56 columns you want hidden when the Datatable initializes. Kevin

Thanks Allan. My thanks. Understanding the why will help me resolve the issue. :)