Table - spilling over next page but top border missing

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M33R4
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Table - spilling over next page but top border missing

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So my table is so long that it's spilling over/carrying over onto the next page.

Problem: the bit that has gone onto the next page has the top border missing.
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Re: Table - spilling over next page but top border missing

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I think the reason there isn't a border at the top of the second page is that the table row has split. You might want to adjust your stylesheet so that rows don't split across page breaks, or if you don't want to do that, remove the border on the bottom of page 1 so it is clear that the cell continues onto the next page (help on doing that here: https://help.madcapsoftware.com/flare20 ... Breaks.htm)

I bet a table on page 2 has a border on it when it starts with a new row.
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Re: Table - spilling over next page but top border missing

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ChoccieMuffin wrote:I think the reason there isn't a border at the top of the second page is that the table row has split. You might want to adjust your stylesheet so that rows don't split across page breaks, or if you don't want to do that, remove the border on the bottom of page 1 so it is clear that the cell continues onto the next page (help on doing that here: https://help.madcapsoftware.com/flare20 ... Breaks.htm)

I bet a table on page 2 has a border on it when it starts with a new row.
No the table on page 2 doesn't have a top border which is the problem I'm having.

My target is PDF.

I've adjusted the Stylesheet, via Stylesheet Editor and Simple View, by adding avoid on both td and tr but the row containing Logout is still missing its top border (see attachment):

td
page-break-inside
avoid


tr
page-break-inside
avoid
tabletopbordermissing2.JPG
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Re: Table - spilling over next page but top border missing

Post by ChoccieMuffin »

Darn, I was hoping my suggestion would have fixed it, but I see not. (Well it was worth a try.)

Could it be something to do with padding or margins on your tables or your body, so that the table border is there but "hidden" behind the edge of the body? I'm grasping at straws here. If not, this sounds like a good candidate for a Tech Support call, if you have a support package.

Hopefully someone more knowledgeable than me will be able to shine a light - I bet (yeah, I know, I lost my last bet!) you'll say "Oh, of course!" when the solution eventually comes to light.

If you DO call Tech Support, please share the solution on this thread to help anyone else who's come across the same problem.
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Re: Table - spilling over next page but top border missing

Post by kirinawust »

Hi,
for me it is the bottom border of the last row on the first page, which is missing.
This border is missing whether I have or have not applied the attribute "page-break-inside: avoid;"
And, by the way, I have applied this attribute to the <p>, not to the cell or row.

The footer area is far away.

I think this is new behaviour, don't you? Maybe it came with one of the last updates?
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