still torn apart but getting there at server, no client work done yet at all

server/AyaNova/DataList/DataListFetcher.cs

@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
             //BUILD THE COLUMNS RETURN PROPERTY JSON FRAGMENT          
             Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JArray ColumnsJSON = null;
 
-            ColumnsJSON = DataList.GenerateListColumnsJSONFromListView(listOptions.Columns);
+            ColumnsJSON = DataList.GenerateListColumnsJSONFromListView(listOptions.Columns);//<<<-----this next
 
             return new ApiDataListResponse(rows, totalRecordCount, ColumnsJSON);