help with table tr and td, please help! 1

[ColdFusionKing]

This is more of a html question really. I have this table with <tr> tags, the first <tr> tag displays the column headings and the second <tr> displays the data for the columns. Here it is.

<table border=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot;>
<TR vAlign=&quot;top&quot;>
<td vAlign=&quot;bottom&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot;>
<table border=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot;>
<TR vAlign=&quot;top&quot;>
<TD vAlign=&quot;bottom&quot; width=&quot;20%&quot; bgColor=&quot;#444444&quot; class=&quot;arttext&quot;>
<font color=&quot;#FFFFFF&quot;>Date/Time</font>
</TD>
<TD vAlign=&quot;bottom&quot; width=&quot;58%&quot; bgColor=&quot;#444444&quot; class=&quot;arttext&quot;>
<font color=&quot;#FFFFFF&quot;>Document</font>
</TD>
<TD vAlign=&quot;bottom&quot; width=&quot;15%&quot; bgColor=&quot;#444444&quot; class=&quot;arttext&quot;>
<font color=&quot;#FFFFFF&quot;>User Name</font>
</TD>
<TD vAlign=&quot;bottom&quot; width=&quot;7%&quot; bgColor=&quot;#444444&quot; class=&quot;arttext&quot;>
<font color=&quot;#FFFFFF&quot;>Status</font>
</TD>
</TR>
</table>
</td>
</TR>
<TR>
<td width=&quot;100%&quot;>
<table border=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot;>
<TR vAlign=&quot;top&quot;>
<TD vAlign=&quot;top&quot; width=&quot;20%&quot; bgColor=&quot;E4E4E4&quot; class=&quot;arttext&quot;>26/09/2003 18:20:46</TD>
<TD vAlign=&quot;top&quot; width=&quot;58%&quot; bgColor=&quot;E4E4E4&quot; class=&quot;arttext&quot;> /blah blah blah/Helpdesk/Uploads/blahblahblahFolder/blahblahblahFolder/blahblahblahFolder/blahblahblahFolder/blahblahblahFolderblahblahblahFolder/blahblahblahFolder/blahblahblahFolder/blahblahblahFolder/blahblahblahFolder/blahblahblahFolder.doc
</TD>
<TD vAlign=&quot;top&quot; width=&quot;15%&quot; bgColor=&quot;E4E4E4&quot; class=&quot;arttext&quot;>NATIONAL\raynem10
</TD>
<TD vAlign=&quot;top&quot; width=&quot;7%&quot; bgColor=&quot;E4E4E4&quot; class=&quot;arttext&quot;>FAILED
</TD>
</TR>
</table>
</td>
</TR>
</table>

If you copy and save the above code in a html/cf file and view it on the browser, you will see the data in the &quot;document&quot; column screws up the table display. I am trying to find a way around this problem. Can somebody please show me how to do this.

Best Regard
Allan

 

[erwino]

try this:
<code>
<table border=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot;>
<TR vAlign=&quot;top&quot;>
<th vAlign=&quot;bottom&quot; width=&quot;20%&quot; bgColor=&quot;#444444&quot; class=&quot;arttext&quot;>
<font color=&quot;#FFFFFF&quot;>Date/Time</font>
</Th>
<Th vAlign=&quot;bottom&quot; width=&quot;58%&quot; bgColor=&quot;#444444&quot; class=&quot;arttext&quot;>
<font color=&quot;#FFFFFF&quot;>Document</font>
</Th>
<Th vAlign=&quot;bottom&quot; width=&quot;15%&quot; bgColor=&quot;#444444&quot; class=&quot;arttext&quot;>
<font color=&quot;#FFFFFF&quot;>User Name</font>
</Th>
<Th vAlign=&quot;bottom&quot; width=&quot;7%&quot; bgColor=&quot;#444444&quot; class=&quot;arttext&quot;>
<font color=&quot;#FFFFFF&quot;>Status</font>
</Th>
</TR>
<TR vAlign=&quot;top&quot;>
<TD vAlign=&quot;top&quot; width=&quot;20%&quot; bgColor=&quot;E4E4E4&quot; class=&quot;arttext&quot;>26/09/2003 18:20:46</TD>
<TD vAlign=&quot;top&quot; width=&quot;58%&quot; bgColor=&quot;E4E4E4&quot; class=&quot;arttext&quot;> /blah blah blah/Helpdesk/Uploads/blahblahblahFolder/blahblahblahFolder/blahblahblahFolder/blahblahblahFolder/blahblahblahFolderblahblahblahFolder/blahblahblahFolder/blahblahblahFolder/blahblahblahFolder/blahblahblahFolder/blahblahblahFolder.doc
</TD>
<TD vAlign=&quot;top&quot; width=&quot;15%&quot; bgColor=&quot;E4E4E4&quot; class=&quot;arttext&quot;>NATIONAL\raynem10
</TD>
<TD vAlign=&quot;top&quot; width=&quot;7%&quot; bgColor=&quot;E4E4E4&quot; class=&quot;arttext&quot;>FAILED
</TD>
</TR>
</table>
</code>

Erwin Oosterhoorn
Analyst Programmer,
ice hockey player/fan.

 

[ColdFusionKing]

I replaced my code with yours. When viewed on the browser the data in the &quot;document&quot; column (blah..) stretches to the right, I have to use the mouse to scoll to the right. I don't want the column to expand in this way. If the data in the column is too long, I want it to be displayed in the next row. Can you think of anything?

 

[erwino]

this problem is because it's one long string of characters, and the browser can't split the text anywhere. You need to do something to force a break in the text. Maybe search through the string and replace the '/' with '/ ' so text can be wrapped in the cell.

Erwin Oosterhoorn
Analyst Programmer,
ice hockey player/fan.

 

[ColdFusionKing]

will try that, cheers

 

[ColdFusionKing]

is there a function in ColdFusion that gives you the string length?

 

[erwino]

len(string)

Erwin Oosterhoorn
Analyst Programmer,
ice hockey player/fan.

 

[ColdFusionKing]

Hi Erwin,

I've tried to use some logic to do this, but am getting very desparate. Can you post something?

 

[erwino]

OK, here is an example for splitting the string:
<code>
<cfset i_max_string = 50><!--- max length of string --->
<cfset s_file_name = &quot;/blahblahblah/Helpdesk/Uploads/blahblahblahFolder/blahblahblahFolder/blahblahblahFolder/blahblahblahFolder/blahblahblahFolderblahblahblahFolder/blahblahblahFolder/blahblahblahFolder/blahblahblahFolder/blahblahblahFolder/blahblahblahFolder.doc&quot;>
<cfif Len(s_file_name) GT i_max_string>
<cfloop index=&quot;i&quot; from=&quot;#i_max_string#&quot; to=&quot;#Len(s_file_name)#&quot; step=&quot;#i_max_string#&quot;>
<cfset temp = Left(s_file_name, i) & &quot;[space] &quot; & right(s_file_name, Len(s_file_name) - i )>
<cfset s_file_name = temp>
</cfloop>
</cfif>
</code>
Replace the [space] with a character if you want to see where the break is. You can also replace the first / before a set amount of characters. Reverse the string from position 1 to i_max_string, search for the first / and replace with /space.

Erwin Oosterhoorn
Analyst Programmer,
ice hockey player/fan.

 

[ColdFusionKing]

many thanks Erwin, that does what I was trying to implement

Many Thanks