Energetic Pixels on loading local data from static xml file (client side only)

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 19:46:12 +0200

Never mind. I figured it out. Had a comma where it was not supposed to be. Now I feel like a real doofus.

Tony

Energetic Pixels on loading local data from static xml file (client side only)

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 17:14:47 +0200

I see in documentation where I can load local data as a variable (local data expressed in JSON format). But I need to load a xml file that will be stored on the client's computer. If I put datatype as xml, jqGrid tries to use the internet to get the data resource. How do I redirect this action so that it grabs the xml data from a already stored file on client's (local) computer.

I tried using datatype: local, but all I get is the grid built and no data coming in.

My xml reader setting within my function says:

xmlReader: {
               root : "smallArms",
               row: "bullet",
               repeatitems: false,
               id: "[ID]"
               },

Then when I call the jqGrid function as a result of a site button click, I am dynamically changing the settings to:

$("#twotwocal").click( function() {
       var munitionType = jQuery('#searchResults').jqGrid('getGridParam','xmlReader:row');
       if (jQuery('#searchResults').children().length > 0) {
           if (munitionType == 'bullet') {
               jQuery('#searchResults').jGrid('GridUnload');
               jQuery("#searchResults").jqGrid('setGridParam',{url:"/weaponLib/sa-22cal.xml",datatype: 'local'}).trigger("reloadGrid");
               }
           else {
               jQuery('#searchResults').jqGrid('GridUnload');
               saModel();
               jQuery("#searchResults").jqGrid('setGridParam',{url:'/weaponLib/sa-22cal.xml',datatype: 'local'}).trigger("reloadGrid");
               }
           }
       else {
           saModel();
           jQuery("#searchResults").jqGrid('setGridParam',{url:'/weaponLib/sa-22cal.xml',datatype: 'local'}).trigger("reloadGrid");
           }
       $('#welcome').hide('slow');
       $('#theGrid').show('fast');
       });

The whole set up works great when on the web server and my datatype is set to 'xml'.

Tony

jQuery Grid Plugin - jqGrid - Topic: loading local data from static xml file (client side only)

Energetic Pixels on loading local data from static xml file (client side only)

Energetic Pixels on loading local data from static xml file (client side only)