No table border for blank cell

When I fill an html table using ASP with data from a database, there is no
border around any cell that has no data. I know I can manually put in a
blank character or nbsp, but how do I do this when I am using asp? Has
anyone else had this problem and came across an easy fix?

Thanks,

Doug

McKirahan
Fri Sep 02 22:12:24 CDT 2005

"Doug" <dtcress@nospam.cox.net> wrote in message
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> When I fill an html table using ASP with data from a database, there is no
> border around any cell that has no data. I know I can manually put in a
> blank character or nbsp, but how do I do this when I am using asp? Has
> anyone else had this problem and came across an easy fix?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Doug

http://www.aspfaq.com/5003

Evertjan
Sat Sep 03 02:42:29 CDT 2005

Doug wrote on 03 sep 2005 in microsoft.public.inetserver.asp.general:

> When I fill an html table using ASP with data from a database, there
> is no border around any cell that has no data. I know I can manually
> put in a blank character or nbsp, but how do I do this when I am using
> asp? Has anyone else had this problem and came across an easy fix?
>

<% ' VBS
function neverEmpty(x)
y = mData(x)
if y = "" then y = "&nbsp;"
neverEmpty = y
end function
%>

.....
<td><% = neverEmpty("fieldName") %></td>
<td><% = neverEmpty("fieldDate") %></td>

not tested

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Dave
Sat Sep 03 11:17:06 CDT 2005

Doug wrote:
> When I fill an html table using ASP with data from a database,
> there is no border around any cell that has no data. I know I
> can manually put in a blank character or nbsp, but how do I do
> this when I am using asp? Has anyone else had this problem and
> came across an easy fix?

Here is one approach:

<style type="text/css">
table.data { border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid #333; }
table.data td, table.data th { border: 1px solid #ccc; }
</style>

<table class="data"> ... </table>



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Doug
Mon Sep 05 14:02:11 CDT 2005

Interesting I am using css, so this may be my best approach.

Thanks much.

Doug

"Dave Anderson" <GTSPXOESSGOQ@spammotel.com> wrote in message
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> Doug wrote:
> > When I fill an html table using ASP with data from a database,
> > there is no border around any cell that has no data. I know I
> > can manually put in a blank character or nbsp, but how do I do
> > this when I am using asp? Has anyone else had this problem and
> > came across an easy fix?
>
> Here is one approach:
>
> <style type="text/css">
> table.data { border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid #333; }
> table.data td, table.data th { border: 1px solid #ccc; }
> </style>
>
> <table class="data"> ... </table>
>
>
>
> --
> Dave Anderson
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