CGI and Width of Table column

[samesale]

I have created the following table.

print &quot;<table width=\&quot;100%\&quot;>\n&quot;;
print &quot;<tr bgcolor=\&quot;red\&quot;><th>Item</th><th>Price</th>\n&quot;;
print &quot;<th>E-Mail</th><th>Telephone</th><th>Time-to-Call</th></tr>\n&quot;;

print &quot;<td align=\&quot;left\&quot; width=\&quot;90\&quot;><font color=\&quot;blue\&quot;> $item</font></td><td align=\&quot;left\&quot; width=\&quot;50\&quot;>$d$price</td>\n&quot;;
print &quot;<td align=\&quot;left\&quot; width=\&quot;50\&quot;><a href=\&quot;mailto: $email\&quot; >$email </a></td><td align=\&quot;left\&quot; width=\&quot;50\&quot;>$phone</td><td align=\&quot;left\&quot; width=\&quot;50\&quot;> $time</td>\n&quot;;
print &quot;<tr align=\&quot;left\&quot; valign=\&quot;top\&quot; bgcolor=\&quot;#FF99FF\&quot;> <td align=\&quot;left\&quot; colspan=\&quot;4\&quot; >$body</td>\n&quot;;
print &quot;<td align=\&quot;left\&quot; colspan=\&quot;1\&quot;><font color=\&quot;blue\&quot;>CODE# I $phone:$count date: $thismon-$mday-$year</font></td></tr></table>\n&quot;;

However, the column size changes. How can I keep them at a fixed length? Please help. Thank.

 

[cjunkie]

Your table has 5 columns. Since the table is set to width=&quot;100%&quot;, the last column will stretch to fill the width of the browser. To avoid this, set the table width to a number like 600 (not 100%). Also, the widths for your other columns are small, if the data does not fit, the browser may make them wider than requested. You may want to start with a wider value.

 

[samesale]

Excellent suggestion. Thank you very much.

 

[tviman]

You shouldn't mix percentages and absolute values when defining tables. Use percentages to define the table AND cell widths OR all absolute values for the same.

There's always a better way. The fun is trying to find it!

 

[samesale]

Thanks.