sSearch and fnServerParams, DataTables.net - datatables

Question

I'm trying to set up some search box / datepickers up outside of the main table, i've done some searching and read that i need to pass my values in fnServerParams with a custom value. So, i do this:
"fnServerParams": function (aoData) {
aoData.push({
"name": "iArchiveYears", "value": $("#ddYears :selected").text()}
, { "name": "iMsgType", "value": $('#msgTypeSearch').val() }
)
},
Which, when viewed in firebug appear fine as can be seen below:
I'm using a click function combined with fnFilter to try and filter bsaed on a specific value for a specific columns, which looks like this :
$('#msgTypeSearch').keyup(function (event) {
event.preventDefault();
oMsgDateDetail.fnFilter(this.value, 4, false, false, false, true);
});
for some reason this isnt filtering at all and i note that the value for the search box appears in sSearch4 - do i therefore need to specifiy fnServerParams at all? i'm not sure, as the date (2011) doesnt appear in the sSearch fields.
Is it possible to filter using fnFilter at all??

Answer 1

oMsgDateDetail.fnFilter(this.value, XX, false, false, false, true);
});
Send a request to the server and sSearch_XX = the value
oMsgDateDetail.fnFilter(this.value);
});
Send a request to the server and sSearch = the value
In server-side, you need to search and send all records.
fnFilter doesn't filter when bServer-side = true.
When bServer-side = false. It search in your local data