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Yes, you can. &nbsp;Datatables is a client-side implementation; it has no dependency on PHP. 
<a href="https://datatables.net/blog/2015-06-02" rel="ugc">https://datatables.net/blog/2015-06-02</a>
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@Ray: Whew thank you! I didn't want to have to go through that nightmare. Now, are there some clear examples of how to get data to my jQuery DataTable, in ASP. NET using C#?
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When the time comes that you want to get into PHP, this article can help you find well-vetted learning resources. &nbsp;And more importantly it can help you avoid the many simply terrible examples of bad PHP code that litter the internet! 
<a href="https://www.experts-exchange.com/articles/11769/And-by-the-way-I-am-New-to-PHP.html" rel="ugc">https://www.experts-exchange.com/articles/11769/And-by-the-way-I-am-New-to-PHP.html</a>
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I've taken a stab at this but will refine my research efforts before a 2nd attempt. Quick question. With what I have (see code below), why am I getting the following error: 
 
<a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2016/03_w11/1086089/dataTableNotSupported.jpg" target="_blank" title="data table not suported (59 KB)"><img alt="data table not suported" class="file-block lazyload" style="max-width: 800px;" data-src="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2016/03_w11/800_1086089/dataTableNotSupported.jpg" /></a> 
my HTML 

<pre><code class="code-100 nolinks" id="code-8294989">&lt;%@ Page Title=&quot;&quot; Language=&quot;C#&quot; MasterPageFile=&quot;MasterPage.master&quot; AutoEventWireup=&quot;true&quot; CodeFile=&quot;Admin.aspx.cs&quot; Inherits=&quot;Admin&quot; %&gt;

&lt;asp:Content ID=&quot;Content1&quot; ContentPlaceHolderID=&quot;head&quot; runat=&quot;Server&quot;&gt;
 &lt;link href=&quot;css/jquery.dataTables.min.css&quot; rel=&quot;stylesheet&quot; /&gt;
 &lt;script src=&quot;js/jquery.dataTables.min.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
 &lt;style type=&quot;text/css&quot;&gt;
 .navbar-right {
 display: none;
 }

 .nav &gt; li &gt; a.btn-link {
 display: block;
 }

 .navbar-collapse &gt; li {
 text-align: left !important;
 }

 .dropdown-menu &gt; li#liVendorList {
 display: none;
 }

 .btn {
 text-align: left !important;
 }

 .nav &gt; li &gt; a.btn-link {
 position: relative;
 display: block;
 padding: 9px 15px;
 color: red;
 }

 .detail-well {
 min-height: 50.85em;
 }

 .myhidden {
 display: none;
 }
 &lt;/style&gt;
 &lt;script type=&quot;text/javascript&quot;&gt;
 $(document).ready(function () {

 $(&quot;.emailLink&quot;).hover(function () {
 $(this).parent(&quot;div&quot;).next(&quot;div.myhidden&quot;).show();
 }, function () {
 $(this).parent(&quot;div&quot;).next(&quot;div.myhidden&quot;).hide();
 });

 $(&quot;.divFadeInOut&quot;).fadeToggle(4000);

 var lblVal = $(&quot;.userIDLabel&quot;).html();

 if (lblVal.indexOf(&quot;ADMIN&quot;) &gt;= 0) {
 $(&quot;.adminLinks&quot;).css(&quot;display&quot;, &quot;block&quot;);
 $(&quot;#liViewVendorSubmissions&quot;).css(&quot;display&quot;, &quot;block&quot;);
 $(&quot;#liVendorList&quot;).css(&quot;display&quot;, &quot;none&quot;);
 $(&quot;#topdropdown&quot;).css(&quot;display&quot;, &quot;inline&quot;);

 $(&quot;#liSearchInvintoryMenuItem&quot;).css(&quot;display&quot;, &quot;inline&quot;);
 $(&quot;#liRequstBoardMenuItem&quot;).css(&quot;display&quot;, &quot;inline&quot;);
 $(&quot;#liProfileMenuItem&quot;).css(&quot;display&quot;, &quot;inline&quot;);
 $(&quot;#liContactUsMenuItem&quot;).css(&quot;display&quot;, &quot;inline&quot;);
 }
 else {
 $(&quot;.adminLinks&quot;).css(&quot;display&quot;, &quot;none&quot;);
 $(&quot;#liVendorList&quot;).css(&quot;display&quot;, &quot;none&quot;);
 $(&quot;#liViewVendorSubmissions&quot;).css(&quot;display&quot;, &quot;none&quot;);

 $(&quot;#topdropdown&quot;).css(&quot;display&quot;, &quot;inline&quot;);
 $(&quot;#liSearchInvintoryMenuItem&quot;).css(&quot;display&quot;, &quot;inline&quot;);
 $(&quot;#liRequstBoardMenuItem&quot;).css(&quot;display&quot;, &quot;inline&quot;);
 $(&quot;#liProfileMenuItem&quot;).css(&quot;display&quot;, &quot;inline&quot;);
 $(&quot;#liContactUsMenuItem&quot;).css(&quot;display&quot;, &quot;inline&quot;);
 }

 $('#example').DataTable({
 /*&quot;ajax&quot;: &quot;Admin.aspx/getData&quot;,*/
 /*type: &quot;POST&quot;,
 url: &quot;Admin.aspx/getData&quot;,
 data: &quot;{}&quot;,
 contentType: &quot;application/json; charset=utf-8&quot;,
 dataType: &quot;json&quot;*/

 &quot;processing&quot;: true,
 &quot;serverSide&quot;: true,
 &quot;ajax&quot;: {
 &quot;url&quot;: &quot;Admin.aspx/getData&quot;,
 &quot;type&quot;: &quot;POST&quot;
 },
 &quot;columns&quot;: [
 { &quot;data&quot;: &quot;first_name&quot; },
 { &quot;data&quot;: &quot;last_name&quot; },
 { &quot;data&quot;: &quot;position&quot; },
 { &quot;data&quot;: &quot;office&quot; },
 { &quot;data&quot;: &quot;start_date&quot; },
 { &quot;data&quot;: &quot;salary&quot; }
 ]
 });
 });
 &lt;/script&gt;
&lt;/asp:Content&gt;
&lt;asp:Content ID=&quot;Content2&quot; ContentPlaceHolderID=&quot;MainContent&quot; runat=&quot;Server&quot;&gt;
 &lt;table id=&quot;example&quot; class=&quot;display&quot; data-page-length=&quot;25&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot;&gt;
 &lt;thead&gt;
 &lt;tr&gt;
 &lt;th data-orderable=&quot;true&quot;&gt;Dealer ID&lt;/th&gt;
 &lt;th data-orderable=&quot;true&quot;&gt;Email&lt;/th&gt;
 &lt;th data-orderable=&quot;true&quot;&gt;First Name&lt;/th&gt;
 &lt;th data-orderable=&quot;true&quot;&gt;Last Name&lt;/th&gt;
 &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;/thead&gt;
 &lt;tfoot&gt;
 &lt;tr&gt;
 &lt;th data-orderable=&quot;true&quot;&gt;Dealer ID&lt;/th&gt;
 &lt;th data-orderable=&quot;true&quot;&gt;Email&lt;/th&gt;
 &lt;th data-orderable=&quot;true&quot;&gt;First Name&lt;/th&gt;
 &lt;th data-orderable=&quot;true&quot;&gt;Last Name&lt;/th&gt;
 &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;/tfoot&gt;
 &lt;/table&gt;
 &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/asp:Content&gt;
</code></pre>
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I realized (just now) that my table columns and javascript don't match up but i've corrected that problem. couldn't do it here as easily as I would've wanted to so I just wanted to post this note about it.
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Are you able to post the code behind page. Be interested to see how you're dealing with pagination.
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I'd like to use jQuery DataTables but don't have the expertise or time to download and properly configure php to my windows 7 machine. Is there a way to just jQuery DataTables without php? If so can someone provide links / code examples of how to do this? If PHP is the only way to go, is there a simple step by step on how to dowload and configure PHP for my windows 7 machine?
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I'd like to use jQuery DataTables but don't have the expertise or time to download and properly configure php to my windows 7 machine. Is there a way to just jQuery DataTables without php? If so can someone provide links / code examples of how to do this? If PHP is the only way to go, is there a simple step by step on how to dowload and configure PHP for my windows 7 machine?

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