Another Tables query

[The Statman]

Have a look at this thread, message 2:

http://www.thesnookerforum.com/showt...st8875post8875

You will see that there is a large gap!

This was not put there by me. To check that the table was running OK, I previewed the post at several intervals. I noticed that as the table got bigger, so did the gap before it.

[Robert602]

This one took me by surprise too. The problem is that you've split your table up into one line per row (pressed enter after every /tr>). You've probably done that to make it neater and easier to read and write behind the scenes, but unfortunately the forum software doesn't recognise that and moves all of your line breaks up above the table.

The only solution is to take them all out and have all of the code on one line, ugly as it is.

This code

<table border=1><tr><td >Player</td><td>Official rank,
start of season</td ><td>Provis. rank, 1-yr,
start of season</td ><td>Provis. rank, 1½yr,
after '98 UK</td ><td>Official rank,
end of season</td ></tr><tr><td >John Higgins</td><td>1</td ><td>1</td ><td>1</td ><td>1</td ></tr><tr><td >Stephen Hendry</td><td>2</td ><td>3</td ><td>3</td ><td>2</td ></tr><tr><td >Ronnie O'Sullivan</td><td>3</td ><td>2</td ><td>2</td ><td>4</td ></tr><tr><td >Ken Doherty</td><td>4</td ><td>5</td ><td>6</td ><td>7</td ></tr><tr><td >Mark J. Williams</td><td>5</td ><td>7</td ><td>8</td ><td>3</td ></tr><tr><td >John Parrott</td><td>6</td ><td>4</td ><td>5</td ><td>5</td ></tr><tr><td >Peter Ebdon</td><td>7</td ><td>12</td ><td>14</td ><td>13</td ></tr><tr><td >Alan McManus</td><td>8</td ><td>11</td ><td>13</td ><td>8</td ></tr><tr><td >Stephen Lee</td><td>9</td ><td>6</td ><td>4</td ><td>6</td ></tr><tr><td >Tony Drago</td><td>10</td ><td>16</td ><td>20</td ><td>20</td ></tr><tr><td >Anthony Hamilton</td><td>11</td ><td>10</td ><td>11</td ><td>10</td ></tr><tr><td >Alain Robidoux</td><td>12</td ><td>44</td ><td>40 (estimate)</td ><td>36</td ></tr><tr><td >Nigel Bond</td><td>13</td ><td>24</td ><td>22</td ><td>21</td ></tr><tr><td >Steve Davis</td><td>14</td ><td>17</td ><td>17</td ><td>15</td ></tr><tr><td >James Wattana</td><td>15</td ><td>22</td ><td>27</td ><td>22</td ></tr><tr><td >Mark King</td><td>16</td ><td>8</td ><td>15</td ><td>14</td ></tr><tr><td >------------------</td ></tr><tr><td >Jimmy White</td><td>18</td ><td>9</td ><td>12</td ><td>16</td ></tr><tr><td >Dave Harold</td><td>19</td ><td>19</td ><td>9</td ><td>17</td ></tr><tr><td >Fergal O'Brien</td><td>20</td ><td>18</td ><td>16</td ><td>11</td ></tr><tr><td >Dominic Dale</td><td>23</td ><td>14</td ><td>18</td ><td>19</td ></tr><tr><td >Paul Hunter</td><td>24</td ><td>15</td ><td>10</td ><td>12</td ></tr><tr><td >Matthew Stevens</td><td>26</td ><td>13</td ><td>7</td ><td>9</td ></tr></table>

Gives this, non gappy result

Player	Official rank, start of season	Provis. rank, 1-yr, start of season	Provis. rank, 1½yr, after '98 UK	Official rank, end of season
John Higgins	1	1	1	1
Stephen Hendry	2	3	3	2
Ronnie O'Sullivan	3	2	2	4
Ken Doherty	4	5	6	7
Mark J. Williams	5	7	8	3
John Parrott	6	4	5	5
Peter Ebdon	7	12	14	13
Alan McManus	8	11	13	8
Stephen Lee	9	6	4	6
Tony Drago	10	16	20	20
Anthony Hamilton	11	10	11	10
Alain Robidoux	12	44	40 (estimate)	36
Nigel Bond	13	24	22	21
Steve Davis	14	17	17	15
James Wattana	15	22	27	22
Mark King	16	8	15	14
------------------
Jimmy White	18	9	12	16
Dave Harold	19	19	9	17
Fergal O'Brien	20	18	16	11
Dominic Dale	23	14	18	19
Paul Hunter	24	15	10	12
Matthew Stevens	26	13	7	9

[Curtis]

Ah Robert, you beat me to it -

I was just grabbing some supper before I was going to answer.

I tried building it in notepad and doing a copy/paste - but that doesn't work either:

test cell	test cell
test cell	test cell
test cell	test cell
test cell	test cell
test cell	test cell
test cell	test cell

So it definitely needs to be one one line!