YourLifeTools.com LOVES DataTables!
YourLifeTools.com LOVES DataTables!
After many delays, we're starting to release functionality at Your Life Tools, and DataTables is right there as one of the best technology we are using... so I thought I'd share with everyone how cool datatables is for us.
We use datatables for our "Organized" function, which allows users to capture and store information - health records, finances, etc. After considering the options, we chose datatables, because it was powerful, flexible and reliable.
We started working with datatables over a year ago. We wanted to be able to capture values for inputs without hard coding each instance, so we first needed a convenient, consistent way to present, sort, search, etc. Once we started using datatables, we knew we were in luck. A year later, our system now has a fully database driven implementation of datatables.
How we use datatables is as follows -
1. We have a database schema that defines information that can be captured. For example, blood pressure.
2. We define each field that makes up a blood pressure record - Diastolic, Systolic, Date, Time, etc.
3. We define the validation for each field in the database
4. We define how the records will display in the datatable in the database definition as well.
When the user selects a value - blood pressure - the datatable definition is retrieved and passed to the page. The table is constructed in the browser and then requests the information. The performance and flexibility are fantastic.
Of all the open source products we are using, I can say datatables is one of the most fantastic products we've come across. It's amazing how easy it has been to do what we want to do. Moreover, I can't say enough about Alan, the releases and the support he provides. Datatables, like jQuery, truly underscore the value of open source.
Thank you, Alan!
Patrick
http://www.YourLifeTools.com
We use datatables for our "Organized" function, which allows users to capture and store information - health records, finances, etc. After considering the options, we chose datatables, because it was powerful, flexible and reliable.
We started working with datatables over a year ago. We wanted to be able to capture values for inputs without hard coding each instance, so we first needed a convenient, consistent way to present, sort, search, etc. Once we started using datatables, we knew we were in luck. A year later, our system now has a fully database driven implementation of datatables.
How we use datatables is as follows -
1. We have a database schema that defines information that can be captured. For example, blood pressure.
2. We define each field that makes up a blood pressure record - Diastolic, Systolic, Date, Time, etc.
3. We define the validation for each field in the database
4. We define how the records will display in the datatable in the database definition as well.
When the user selects a value - blood pressure - the datatable definition is retrieved and passed to the page. The table is constructed in the browser and then requests the information. The performance and flexibility are fantastic.
Of all the open source products we are using, I can say datatables is one of the most fantastic products we've come across. It's amazing how easy it has been to do what we want to do. Moreover, I can't say enough about Alan, the releases and the support he provides. Datatables, like jQuery, truly underscore the value of open source.
Thank you, Alan!
Patrick
http://www.YourLifeTools.com
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Congratulations on the launch of YourLifeTools.com! I hope it really takes off for you. Thank you also for your kind words about myself and DataTables :-). It is fantastic that DataTables is proving to be useful for projects such as your own.
Regards,
Allan