Database Results text enlarges my cell

[CJ]

I'm inserting some database results into a table. I have a cell that is, for
arguments sake, 200px square. The database results will fit into this
square. However, when I insert the database results region, I also get the
text that says "This is the start of a database results region" etc etc

This then enlarges my cell so that all the DRW text can fit into it, and my
cell becomes oversized. I can't seem to manually alter the dimensions to put
it back to 200px. If I delete the DRW text then the database results don't
work.

Is this a bug or am I missing something?

CJ

 

[Kathleen Anderson [MVP - FrontPage]]

What happens when you preview it in your browser?

 

[Andrew Murray]

That black text on yellow on shows in design mode, not when viewed in browser.
it is just to tell you where the results region is on the page in Frontpage.

It is basically a comment - it won't show up in the browser.

It is generated by the web bot that makes the ASP code of your query & results
area (take a look a the code view).

 

[CJ]

That black text on yellow on shows in design mode, not when viewed in browser.
it is just to tell you where the results region is on the page in Frontpage.

It is basically a comment - it won't show up in the browser.

It is generated by the web bot that makes the ASP code of your query & results
area (take a look a the code view).

Well, I currently have a cell 200px square. When I insert the DRW, the
black-on-yellow text makes the cell (say) 200px by 350px. When I
preview in a browser, it is still 200 x 350. When I publish to the web
it is still 200 x 350.

CJ

 

[Ronx]

Are you specifying the height for that square? If so, try removing the
height attribute and letting the height adjust to the content. Use a
transparent gif 1px wide x 200px high, left aligned, to set the minimum
height.

 

[CJ]

Are you specifying the height for that square? If so, try removing the

height attribute and letting the height adjust to the content. Use a
transparent gif 1px wide x 200px high, left aligned, to set the minimum
height.

The page can be viewed at:
http://www.mymea.co.uk/index3.asp

The problem is in the bottom left box with the green border.

Even though I don't specify a value for the height or width of the cell, as
soon as I save the page they get added. I can delete them from code view,
but again when I save they come back!

CJ

 

[CJ]

The page can be viewed at:

http://www.mymea.co.uk/index3.asp

...with another effort at http://www.mymea.co.uk/index4.asp

CJ

 

[Ronx]

You are using Cell Formatting in a layout cell. FrontPage will always add
height and width information to these cells. After the table and formatting
is completed, in Code view, delete all the comments regarding layout tables
and cell formatting (there are lots of them). Then you should be able to
delete all the height information from the tables and cells, and it will
stay deleted. The heights should be removed from ALL tables and cells in
the left area, but not from the images.

 

[CJ]

You are using Cell Formatting in a layout cell. FrontPage will always add

height and width information to these cells. After the table and
formatting is completed, in Code view, delete all the comments regarding
layout tables and cell formatting (there are lots of them). Then you
should be able to delete all the height information from the tables and
cells, and it will stay deleted. The heights should be removed from ALL
tables and cells in the left area, but not from the images.

Thanks a lot, I'll give that a try.

CJ