Getting datatables object in a variable so that I can change the ajax url and reload with new filter

realdeal64

I know you can do this with server side processing turned on but that looks too tricky for me right now. So please look at this code. http://jsfiddle.net/o00yLj47/ you will see what isn't working.

Any ideas guys? This datatable is in a modal. Behind the modal is a different datatable as well with a different name so I don't think that would cause conflicts.