Re: Tables inside of tables
J., That was it ... not quite enough cutting and pasting was done I missed the on the internal table. Thanks ! Ken - Original Message - From: "J.Pietschmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 3:34 PM Subject: Re: Tables inside of tables > Ken Green wrote: > > I am trying to build a table as follows: > ... > > My first thought was to do this as one main table that was 5 columns > > wide, and then add a 3-column table embedded in the final column of > > the main table: > ... > > Unfortunately, the content of the embedded table does not appear in > > the PDF output (which FOP successfully builds). > ... > > So - the question is does anyone know if what I am doing (a table > > embedded in the cell of another table) is allowed ? Anything special > > I have to do ? > > Tables within tables are allowed. There is nothing special > to do. However, disappearing table data is most often caused > by a missing fo:table-body around the table rows. In this > case, FOP ignores the data without any message. Check > whether your inner table has a proper table body. > > J.Pietschmann > >
RE: Tables inside of tables
So - the question is does anyone know if what I am doing (a table embedded in the cell of another table) is allowed ? [Argyn Kuketayev] YES
Re: Tables inside of tables
Ken Green wrote: I am trying to build a table as follows: ... My first thought was to do this as one main table that was 5 columns wide, and then add a 3-column table embedded in the final column of the main table: ... Unfortunately, the content of the embedded table does not appear in the PDF output (which FOP successfully builds). ... So - the question is does anyone know if what I am doing (a table embedded in the cell of another table) is allowed ? Anything special I have to do ? Tables within tables are allowed. There is nothing special to do. However, disappearing table data is most often caused by a missing fo:table-body around the table rows. In this case, FOP ignores the data without any message. Check whether your inner table has a proper table body. J.Pietschmann
Re: Tables inside of tables
Ken, I have done exactly what you describe, so I know it is possible. The only thing I can think of is that you haven't allowed enough room for the inner table to be displayed. Test it making sure that the width of that 5th column is wider than the combined widths of the three columns of the enclosed table. Chuck Ken Green wrote: Hello, I am trying to build a table as follows: COLUMNCOLUMNCOLUMNCOLUMN InfoInfoInfo InfoInfoInfo InfoInfoInfo InfoInfoInfo COLUMNCOLUMNCOLUMNCOLUMN InfoInfoInfo InfoInfoInfo So, it is basically a 7 column table, but the first four columns always span several rows of the last 3 columns (the number is variable). My first thought was to do this as one main table that was 5 columns wide, and then add a 3-column table embedded in the final column of the main table: COLUMNCOLUMNCOLUMNCOLUMN3-Col-Table COLUMNCOLUMNCOLUMNCOLUMN3-Col-Table COLUMNCOLUMNCOLUMNCOLUMN3-Col-Table Unfortunately, the content of the embedded table does not appear in the PDF output (which FOP successfully builds). So - the question is does anyone know if what I am doing (a table embedded in the cell of another table) is allowed ? Anything special I have to do ? I have made sure that the three columns of the embedded table fit within the last column of the main table. Thanks ! Ken
