Wanted: Service CSS Table challenge

grantw · Mar 2, 2010

Right I've been dicking around with a new script for 2 days and got a total headache

All issues are sorted but for it to work how I want it to I cannot use <table> tags in the html (don't ask!!) - so my challenge is, if I show you a html table, can you recreate it using CSS?

OR can you think of a way to make IE see a closing </table> tag before the actual end of the table without it breaking the table - some sort of invisible table or whatever ..........

£25 in it if you can solve this either way. PM me or post here.

Cheers, Grant

denchomsky · Mar 2, 2010

I will take a look if you like, Pm'd you with my email.

Skinner · Mar 2, 2010

Why do you need a table tag before the end ?

Wouldn't it be easier to embed a table that only shows for IE ?

Assign an hidden attribute if not IE to the hidden one ?

grantw · Mar 2, 2010

A loop outputs data to a table. I want the data to display row by row as it is processed. I have this working fine with FF using flush() etc. but IE will not output the buffer when in a table until it see the closing </table> tag.

Grant

rob · Mar 2, 2010

what about making mini tables for IE? every 10 entries is a </table> etc

grantw · Mar 2, 2010

<table>
<tr>
<td>
</td>
<td>
</td>
</tr>

Where in the above would you insert a table without breaking the structure of the existing one?

Cheers, Grant

grantw · Mar 2, 2010

Sorry, got you Rob, my heads battered

. Yes, that's an option I guess.

Cheers, Grant

Skinner · Mar 2, 2010

You would be better AJAXing that.

That would be the route I'd take.

grantw · Mar 2, 2010

Skinner said:
You would be better AJAXing that.

That would be the route I'd take.

Agreed, but I know jack all about Ajax/javascript and the script is 99% sorted. Just want to botch this last 1% together

Grant

rob · Mar 2, 2010

grantw said:
ust want to botch this last 1% together

Grant

I think you will find mine is a Grade A botchworthy 'solution'

grantw · Mar 2, 2010

rob said:
I think you will find mine is a Grade A botchworthy 'solution'

Indeed it is

If denchomsky can't fix it that could be the winner!

Grant

grantw · Mar 3, 2010

OK sod it, I'm leaving it as it is for now, IE users will just have to wait a while.

Final solution:

'This site works best with Firefox!'

Cheers all.

grantw · Mar 3, 2010

Site is up in its basic form if anyone wants a play:

Bulk Whois

Tested in latest IE and FF only. Let me know if it breaks

Grant

nitelabs · Mar 5, 2010

No probs with your home page in the following browsers:
chrome 4.0 - windows
safari 4.0.4 - windows
opera 10.10 - windows
IE8.0.6x - windows
FF 3.5.8 - windows

you should improve your html. doctype declaration should always go first and <html> tag right after it.

martin

grantw · Mar 5, 2010

Thanks for checking it with those browsers Martin.

Cheers, Grant

nitelabs · Mar 5, 2010

No probs. I've checked other parts of your code and found some minor bugs that were causing problems with website validation.
http://public.nitelabs.com/nl/code/www.ukwhois.co.uk/index.html
here is your new code and here http://public.nitelabs.com/nl/code/www.ukwhois.co.uk/grantw-ukwhois.tgz you can download it compressed.

enjoy