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html table and moving cell sizes

i am using ie and trying to make up a grid like excel but when you enter in the data if its longer than the cell then the cell will expand. what i want to do is to have the cell grow in height to make the adjustment instead of in width. the data is being returned via ajax and will have many
differing characer count as the data is returned

$ret.='<table>';
<td width="152" style="width:152">'.$nyz'</td>
<td width="152" style="width:152">'.$123.'</td>
<td width="152" style="width:152">'.$abv.'</td>
<td width="152" style="width:152">'.$xyz.'</td>';

$ret.='</table>';

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Sudaraka Wijesinghe

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Dave Baldwin

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Dave Baldwin

This would be better.

echo '<table>';
///
while(...) {
$ret = '<tr>';
$ret.='<td width="152" style="width:152">'.$nyz'</td>
<td width="152" style="width:152">'.$123.'</td>
<td width="152" style="width:152">'.$abv.'</td>
<td width="152" style="width:152">'.$xyz.'</td>';            
$ret.='</tr>'; 
echo $ret;
}
echo '</table>';

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gbanik

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gbanik

and of course do what DaveBaldwin suggested... create ONE table rather than many small ones. Data within cells (cell widths) are restricted by column widths across all rows of the table.

sydneyguy

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thanks for that am playing with a sample file now so will know by the end of the day. when we have it going.
welcome to a fantastic sunday every one,

sydneyguy

ASKER

thanks for the help rebuit the lay out and now works fine
have a good christmas and a good new year

Sudaraka Wijesinghe

Glad to help. Thanks for the points.