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using link exCell type with html table to grid

I am using the dhtmlxgrid_start.js script to init my grid from an html table. I would like one of my columns to use the link type, and in the header td I have type="link". However it just displays the plain text "Link^url^target".

I am including all the necessary files as shown in the sample... does the link type not register when initing from an html table?

By default, while initializing from html, grid preserver cell values as is. If you are using column types which requires formating ( such as link ) you need to specify additional attribute on the source table

    <table forceCellTypes="true" ....