jQuery Grid Plugin - jqGrid

Hi Burt,

I just have the same problem, but I made a little trick to solve it, I don't know if there is another solution. By now I want to search my code with you.

I declare and input hidden and ther is where I put the values that I need in the select.

$(document).ready(function(){
     $.ajax({
        url:'tipomaquina.do?methodCall=getOptions',
        async : false,   //notice that async has to be false
        success: function(datos){
            $("#datos").val(datos);
        }
    });

    var idArea = $("#areas :selected").val();
   
    $("#table1").jqGrid({
        url:'tipomaquina.do?methodCall=fillTable&idArea='+idArea,
        datatype: 'xml',
        colNames:['Tipo de Maquina','Area'],
        colModel:[ {name:'tipoMaquina',index:'tipoMaquina', width:200, editable:true, edittype:'text',editrules:{required:true,size:30}},
                   {name:'area',index:'area', width:200, editable:true,edittype:'select',editoptions:{value:getOptions()},editrules:{required:true}}],
        rowNum:5,
        imgpath: gridimgpath,
        viewrecords: true,
        pager: $('#footer1'),
        caption:'Tipo de Máquina',
        editurl:'someurl'
    }).navGrid('#footer1',{edit:true,add:true,del:true,refresh:true,search:false,view:false},
                          {height:280,reloadAfterSubmit:true,top:130,left:500,url:'tipomaquina.do?methodCall=edit',closeAfterEdit:true},
                          {height:280,reloadAfterSubmit:true,top:130,left:500,url:'tipomaquina.do?methodCall=add'},
                          {height:150,reloadAfterSubmit:true,top:130,left:500,url:'tipomaquina.do?methodCall=delete'},
                          {});

    function getOptions(){
        return $("#datos").val();
    }

    $("#areas").change(function(){
        var idArea = $("#areas :selected").val();
        $("#table1").setGridParam({url:'tipomaquina.do?methodCall=fillTable&idArea=' + idArea,page:1}).trigger("reloadGrid");
   });
});

Hope this is useful to you. If there is someone that have another solution please let use know.

Thanks,

Sara