using HTML::TABLE with netscape

tbone has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hey Monks, I have written a cgi script that uses HTML::TABLE to create a table from a database. Everything works correctly, however the table does not display with the correct format in Netscape though it works fine in IE. This is a new thing for me dealing with different browsers. If anyone knows anything or has any suggestions, it would be greatly appreaciated. Here is a snibet of my code in creating the table. Thanks again

use HTML::Table;

my @headers = ("<b><a href='pastRequests.pl?order=Custodial_Code&Name=
+$name'>Custodial Code</a></b>", 
                "<b><a href='pastRequests.pl?order=TIME&Name=$name'>Da
+te</a></b>",
                "<b><a href='pastRequests.pl?order=Requestor_Name&Name
+=$name'>Requestor's Name</a></b>", 
                "<b>Requestor's Phone Number</b>", "<b>Contact Name</b
+>", "<b>Contact Phone Number</b>",
                "<b>Building</b>", "<b>Room</b>", "<b>Decal #</b>", "<
+b>Descr</b>", "<b>Y2K</b>", 
                "<b>CPU</b>", "<b>LAB</b>" , "<b><a href='pastRequests
+.pl?order=Technician&Name=$name'>Tech</b>");

my $table = new HTML::Table(-border=>1);
$table->addRow(@headers);

my $rows=1;
print "<div id='printReady'>";
foreach my $row (@$ary_ref){
    if ($rows % 20  == 0){
        $table->addRow(@headers);}
    $table->addRow(@$row);
    $rows++;}

for ( 1 .. $table->getTableRows() ) {
    $table -> setRowStyle( $_,'font-face=arial; size= 11' );
    $table -> setRowAlign( $_,"center");}
$table->print;
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Re: using HTML::TABLE with netscape by Thelonius (Priest) on May 09, 2003 at 16:27 UTC
One problem you have is that this: `Tech</b>");` [download] should be: `Tech</a></b>");` [download] As hardburn says, run your code through a validator to check for errors, although the errors are most likely to be your own, not HTML::Table's.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: using HTML::TABLE with netscape by hardburn (Abbot) on May 09, 2003 at 16:09 UTC
Run the output against a validator. If it passes, send a bug report to Netscape (for whatever good it would do . . . ). If it doesn't pass, send a bug report to the HTML::Table author. ---- I wanted to explore how Perl's closures can be manipulated, and ended up creating an object system by accident. -- Schemer Note: All code is untested, unless otherwise stated	[reply]
(jeffa) Re: using HTML::TABLE with netscape by jeffa (Bishop) on May 09, 2003 at 16:52 UTC
`<plug shame="none">` Since you are getting your data from a database, shouldn't you be using DBIx::XHTML_Table instead? ;) `</plug>` UPDATE: Ya know ... in retrospect, i don't think you should be using any kind of 'HTML::Table' module. Those modules are, IMHO, really meant for simple tables. What you have is not simple at all. Complex tables like this are best handled with a templating solution instead. My favorite just happens to be HTML::Template. Check out HTML::Template Tutorial as well as Dynamic HTML::Template Database Template for some examples. I will admit that understanding HTML::Template is a bit difficult, but once you learn the basics you will be glad you did. jeffa L-LL-L--L-LL-L--L-LL-L-- -R--R-RR-R--R-RR-R--R-RR B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B-- H---H---H---H---H---H--- (the triplet paradiddle with high-hat)	[reply]