Blank Cells

[moose]

I have an html table that is being generated from data in a table (database table). I have connected to the database. However if a cell is empty in my database the cell for that table is not being drawn. It is like it leaves a hole in the page until the next record with data in it is populated. Can this be fixed. If I need to attach code I will.

Thanks.

[sebs]

post your code
it will be easier if we see your code!!

[moose]

Here is my code.

Thanks.

<%
Dim rsATL
set rsATL= server.createobject("ADODB.recordset")

rsATL.open "select * from extension where office='Atlanta'", "DSN=directory"

rsATL.MoveFirst

response.write "<div align='center'><font color=#2B4595><h1>Atlanta Directory</h1></font></div>"
response.write "<div align='center'>"
response.write "<Table border='1' width='550'><TR height=40>"
Response.Write "<TH><font color=#2B4595><u>Last Name</u></font></TH>"
Response.Write "<TH><font color=#2B4595><u>First Name</u></font></TH>"
Response.Write "<TH><font color=#2B4595><u>Extension</u></font></TH>"
Response.Write "<TH><font color=#2B4595><u>Mobile</u></font></TH>"
Response.Write "<TH><font color=#2B4595><u>Notes</TD></u></font></TH>"


do while not rsATL.eof
response.write "<TR><TD height=25>" & rsATL("Last_Name") & "</TD>"
response.write "<TD height=25>" & rsATL("First_Name") & "</TD>"
response.write "<TD height=25 align='center'>" & rsATL("Extension") & "</TD>"
response.write "<TD height=25 align='center'>" & rsATL("Mobile") & "</TD>"
response.write "<TD height=25>" & rsATL("Notes") & "</TD> </TR>"
rsATL.movenext
loop
response.write "</table>"
rsATL=close
set rsATL = nothing
%>

[sebs]

you can do something like:
if rsATL("Last_Name") <> "" then
response.write "<TR><TD height=25>" & rsATL("Last_Name") & "</TD>"
else
response.write "<TR><TD height=25></TD>"
end if


...is that what you need??

[moose]

Nope. Did not work. Thanks anyway. I need to tell it coming into the page, that the field is null. I think?!?!?

[moose]

I tweaked with it long enough and the followig works!! It was not as hard as it appears. I sorta feel foolish that I did not think of it sooner!!!

Thanks again for your help.



if not isnull(rsATL.Fields("Mobile")) then
response.write "<TD height=25 align='center'>" & rsATL("Mobile") & "</TD>"
else
response.write "<TD height=25 bordercolor='#C0C0C0'>&nbsp;</TD>"
end if

[Edited by moose on 01-17-2001 at 05:09 PM]

I'm a bit surprised what you did works but well done. For properly formed HTML I'd use a non breaking space.

emptycell = "<td>&nbsp;</td>"

[moose]

That's what I did I just forgot my non breaking space. I have added it to my code.