Saving back to XML with standard version of dhtmlxgrid

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#1

I am using the free standard version of dhtmlxgrid. I have successfully added it to my website, but now I want to be able to save the data that I have edited back into the XML file.



Is this something that I will have to buy the Pro version to do? From all my research it looks like I would have to but I figure I should ask.



If not could I get some help with code to do that save.



Thanks a whole bunch in advance. I think I will buy this software in the future, but at the moment I can’t afford to buy the Pro version.







This is the code I am using right now, and I set it up from the basic guide that was provided in the download.



var mygrid;

function doInitGrid(){

mygrid = new dhtmlXGridObject(‘mygrid_container’);

mygrid.setImagePath(“codebase/imgs/”);

mygrid.setHeader(“Name,E-Mail Address,Territory,Ext”);

mygrid.setInitWidths(“200,215,215,70”);

mygrid.setColAlign(“left,left,left,left”);

mygrid.setSkin(“light”);

mygrid.init();

mygrid.loadXML(“reps.xml”);

}

function addRow(){

var newId = (new Date()).valueOf()

mygrid.addRow(newId,"",mygrid.getRowsNum())

mygrid.selectRow(mygrid.getRowIndex(newId),false,false,true);

}

function removeRow(){

var selId = mygrid.getSelectedId()

mygrid.deleteRow(selId);

}



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here is the HTML









        


            <?php include("../includes/i_nav.php"); ?>

            


                


                


                    

 



                    

Add Row  

                    Remove Row

                    



                


            


        


    




#2

There is no opportunuty to save data directly into the xml file.

You can send changed data to some server-side program, which should save data into some database. XML stream for the loadXML can be generated by any server-script as well.

In order to get changed data you can use event handlers (dhtmlxGrid/doc/events.html).

The professional version provides additional functionalities to get grid data:

1) allows to serialize grid to the xml string:

var xml_str = grid.serialize();

2) and there is the DataProcessor functionality which gives an opportunity to send changed data to the server easily.