Create tables in a post

[faszikam]

Not in the database, but in a posting. Any ideas, folks?

[Erik Frèrejean]

Probably the easiest way is to set up 5 different custom BBCodes.

1. [table] -> <table>
2. [tr] -> <tr>
3. [td]{SIMPLE_TEXT}[/td] -> <td>{SIMPLE_TEXT}</td>
4. [/tr] -> </tr>
5. [/table] -> </table>

[faszikam]

Didn't work for me. I have checked the settings in the CP, and BBCode is enabled... The following is my code. Any further ideas. Thanks, BTW.

[table]
[tr]
[td]M/cl overweight bag[/td]
[td]between 23 and 32 kg[/td]
[td]$150 worldwide[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Extra piece[/td]
[td]beyond the two included in the FBA[/td]
[td]$200 to IATA Europe, $250 beyond[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Oversized[/td]
[td]Over 158 cm (62 in)[/td]
[td]$200 to IATA Europe, $250 beyond[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Over 32 kg[/td]
[td]In all classes[/td]
[td]$350 to IATA Europe, $400 beyond[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]

[Erik Frèrejean]

Did you create the custom BBCodes I suggested?
Knowledge Base - Adding Custom BBCodes in phpBB3

[midlis]

The solution that has worked for me:

Define three custom BBCodes:

1. define table BBCode

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   [table]{TEXT}[/table]

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   <table border="1">{TEXT}</table> 

2. define tr BBCode

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   [tr]{TEXT}[/tr]

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   <tr>{TEXT}</tr>

3. define td BBCode

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   [td]{TEXT}[/td]

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   <td style="padding:0 10px 0 10px;">{TEXT}</td>

and then your code should work, too.

BTW The whole table has to be entered on a single line otherwise there will be a gap in the post (probably related to <br /> inserted in post's EOL mentioned elsewhere on the forum).

[Fragmeat]

I've added the custom BBCodes as suggested by midlis and they work great. Thanks. Only problem I'm having is that for every row in the table an extra blank line appears above the table.

For example:
I have a paragraph of text then, all on one line, I have a table with 4 rows of data. When I submit it, it creates the paragraph of text followed by unexpected 4 blank lines then the table as expected. I've experimented with different numbers of rows and there is a direct correlation between the number of rows in the table and the number of blank lines above the table.

We are using phpBB 3.0.1. Any ideas as to why that may be happening?

[lemina]

I've created BBcodes for creating table - it works wonderful, but... Well I have problem with big space which is between text above the table and table. Sometimes I have to roll down one page down, and there still nothing. Example here

Maybe you know what should be done to do not have such big, empty hole?

[ric323]

I have problem with big space which is between text above the table and table. Sometimes I have to roll down one page down, and there still nothing. Example here

Maybe you know what should be done to do not have such big, empty hole?

Edit your post, and remove all the line breaks between the cells.
It will make the layout harder to read while editing, but should stop them showing up in the final post.
(This is what midlis was referring to at the end of his post.)

[lemina]

Edit your post, and remove all the line breaks between the cells.
It will make the layout harder to read while editing, but should stop them showing up in the final post.
(This is what midlis was referring to at the end of his post.)

You are right - it's works. It much more less readable, but the table is not going down anymore. But - I tried and the new line can be use between [td] [/td] markers - the table is not going down. Only enter between [/tr][tr] caused big hole.

Thank you for help.

[marksalehouse]

BAD LOOKING CELL:

PHPBB is not keen on extraneous spaces so you need to define a (non breaking) space as BBcode.

[space]&nbsp;[/space]

&nbsp;


Then use it in your table.

[table][tr][td]M/cl overweight bag[/td]
[td]between 23 and 32 kg[/td]
[td]$150 worldwide[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][space]&nbsp;[/space][/td]
[td]beyond the two included in the FBA[/td]
[td]$200 to IATA Europe, $250 beyond[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Oversized[/td]
[td]Over 158 cm (62 in)[/td]
[td]$200 to IATA Europe, $250 beyond[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Over 32 kg[/td]
[td]In all classes[/td]
[td]$350 to IATA Europe, $400 beyond[/td][/tr][/table]

looks good on my Forum.

mark

[Brf]

Try the table bbcode definitions from this post: http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopi ... 5#p4078025

[Fragmeat]

Edit your post, and remove all the line breaks between the cells.
It will make the layout harder to read while editing, but should stop them showing up in the final post.
(This is what midlis was referring to at the end of his post.)

Thanks ric323 (sorry I missed that midlis), that solved it for me too.
The simple solution seems to be to leave the line breaks in while creating/editing the post, so it's manageable, then just remove them before actually posting it.

[messengermatt]

http://wholeplate.co.uk/forum/viewtopic ... 6&p=14#p14

I dont know if you can see it but i have got all the tables on the same line and it stil leaves a big space at the top

It's ok i sorted it

[Brf]

Try the table bbcode definitions from this post: http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopi ... 5#p4078025

[midlis]

Try the table bbcode definitions from this post: http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopi ... 5#p4078025

That's a smart trick using the comments to get rid of the end-of-lines. Thanks Brf!