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Java Scrpt code
jQuery("#myGrid").jqGrid({
url:'server.php?q=1',
datatype: "xml",
colNames:['Inv No','Date', 'Client', 'Amount','Tax','Total','Notes'],
colModel:[
{name:'id',index:'id', width:55},
{name:'invdate',index:'invdate', width:90},
{name:'name',index:'name', width:100},
{name:'amount',index:'amount', width:80, align:"right"},
{name:'tax',index:'tax', width:80, align:"right"},
{name:'total',index:'total', width:80,align:"right"},
{name:'note',index:'note', width:150, sortable:false}
],
rowNum:10,
rowList:[10,20,30],
pager: '#pgmyGrid',
sortname: 'id',
viewrecords: true,
sortorder: "desc",
caption:"Toolbar Example",
editurl:"someurl.php",
toolbar: [true,"top"] //THIS IS IMPORTANT!
});
jQuery("#myGrid").jqGrid('navGrid','#pgmyGrid',{edit:false,add:false,del:false});
$("#t_myGrid").append("<input type='button' value='Click Me' style='height:20px;font-size:-3'/>");