The demo that combines datatables.js with jEditAble.js athttp://www.datatables.net/examples/example_editable.html is not ready for prime time.
As a database developer, I think this union is fantastic. I'll make a $100 donation to both jEditAble.js and Datatables.js if we can get a professional implementation of these two features. I created a demo at http://www.theateronline.com/jqjeditableDataTable.xzc which uses the ID tag in the TD element to identify field name and primary key. It's working partially. The problem is identified by allan here: http://datatables.net/forums/comments.php?DiscussionID=20&page=1#Item_2 My javascript/jquery skill are somewhat limited. So help me get this right and support two great Plug In developers while contributing to a new solution.