[iText-questions] Unable to split table successfully, Help

[Dayal Murukutla]

Hi, I am trying to generate a PDF Report using a database query. I am checking to see if the table fits the page and if not delete the last row inserted and start a new page (just like in the example Chap0513.java) This is working fine as long as I do not do the following: On the first page, I need to add some text above the table (about 3 paragraphs) which I am doing before the table gets printed on the first page). If I do this, the table is getting messed up and I am unable to split the table so that cells won't be spanned across multiple pages. What should I do to fix the above?? Here is my Code: import java.io.IOException; import com.lowagie.text.*; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.*; import java.sql.*; public class Practice { public static void main(String[]args)  {    Document doc = new Document(PageSize.A4.rotate());    HeaderFooter footer = new HeaderFooter(new Phrase("Page "),true);    footer.setAlignment(footer.ALIGN_RIGHT);    footer.setBorder(Rectangle.NO_BORDER);    Connection connection = null;    try{    PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.getInstance(doc,new FileOutputStream("Practice.pdf"));    Class.forName("org.gjt.mm.mysql.Driver").newInstance();    String queryString = "*****"; //masked out for security    connection = DriverManager.getConnection(*********);//masked out for security    Statement stmt = connection.createStatement();    ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery(queryString);    doc.setFooter(footer);    doc.open();    initializePage(doc); //When I call this method and add a few paragraphs above the table on the first page, the table gets messed up... // If the above line is skipped then the table is split perfectly.    int ctr = 1;    Table aTable = getTable();    Cell c = null;    while(rs.next())     {       c = new Cell(rs.getString("*******"));    c.setHorizontalAlignment(c.ALIGN_CENTER);    aTable.addCell(c);    c = new Cell(rs.getString("*******"));    c.setHorizontalAlignment(c.ALIGN_CENTER);    aTable.addCell(c);    c = new Cell(rs.getString("*******"));    c.setHorizontalAlignment(c.ALIGN_CENTER);    aTable.addCell(c);    c = new Cell(rs.getString("*******"));    c.setHorizontalAlignment(c.ALIGN_CENTER);    aTable.addCell(c);    c = new Cell(rs.getString("*******"));    c.setHorizontalAlignment(c.ALIGN_CENTER);    aTable.addCell(c);    c = new Cell(rs.getString("*******"));    c.setHorizontalAlignment(c.ALIGN_CENTER);    aTable.addCell(c);    if(!(writer.fitsPage(aTable)))     {       aTable.deleteLastRow();    doc.add(aTable);    doc.newPage();       aTable = getTable();    }  }   doc.add(aTable);    doc.close();    connection.close();    }    catch(Exception ex)    {try{    connection.close();      ex.printStackTrace();   }   catch(Exception ex2){}    } } public static Table getTable() throws BadElementException,DocumentException  {    Table aTable = new Table(6);    aTable.setCellsFitPage(true);    aTable.setWidth(100);    int headerwidths[] = {26,14,22,15,15,8};    aTable.setWidths(headerwidths);   int spacing = 1-1;    aTable.setSpacing(spacing);    aTable.setPadding(3);    Cell c = new Cell("*******");    c.setBackgroundColor(new java.awt.Color(0xC0, 0xC0, 0xC0));    c.setHorizontalAlignment(c.ALIGN_CENTER);    aTable.addCell(c);    c = new Cell("*******");    c.setBackgroundColor(new java.awt.Color(0xC0, 0xC0, 0xC0));    c.setHorizontalAlignment(c.ALIGN_CENTER);    aTable.addCell(c);       c = new Cell("*******");    c.setBackgroundColor(new java.awt.Color(0xC0, 0xC0, 0xC0));    c.setHorizontalAlignment(c.ALIGN_CENTER);    aTable.addCell(c);       c = new Cell("*******");    c.setBackgroundColor(new java.awt.Color(0xC0, 0xC0, 0xC0));    c.setHorizontalAlignment(c.ALIGN_CENTER);    aTable.addCell(c);       c = new Cell("*******");    c.setBackgroundColor(new java.awt.Color(0xC0, 0xC0, 0xC0));    c.setHorizontalAlignment(c.ALIGN_CENTER);    aTable.addCell(c);       c = new Cell("*******");    c.setBackgroundColor(new java.awt.Color(0xC0, 0xC0, 0xC0));    c.setHorizontalAlignment(c.ALIGN_CENTER);    aTable.addCell(c);    return aTable;  }  private static void initializePage(Document doc) throws BadElementException,DocumentException   {  Paragraph p = new Paragraph(new Phrase("*******",new Font(Font.TIMES_ROMAN,14,Font.BOLD|Font.UNDERLINE)));  p.setAlignment(p.ALIGN_CENTER);  doc.add(p);   p = new Paragraph(new Phrase("*******"));  doc.add(p);   p = new Paragraph(new Phrase("*******"));  doc.add(p);   p = new Paragraph(new Phrase("*******"));  doc.add(p);   } } Please Advise   PS: I have tried PdfPTable and PdfPCell also without any success ! Thanks Dayal