HTML table in Excel with line feed in cell

[McKirahan]

I an using ASP to read a database table and generate an HTML table
which is save via FSO with a file extension of .xls which opens up
in MS-Excel. I am inserting several lines of text into a cell and would
like to force a line break between them.

I recorded an MS-Excel macro so see how Alt-Enter was captured
which turned out to be Chr(10) which is the same as vbLf (right?)

I tried inserting that in character in the text but it didn't show up as
a line break in MS-Excel.. Can anyone assist? Thanks in advance.

[Mike Brind]

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>I an using ASP to read a database table and generate an HTML table
which is save via FSO with a file extension of .xls which opens up
in MS-Excel. I am inserting several lines of text into a cell and would
like to force a line break between them.

I recorded an MS-Excel macro so see how Alt-Enter was captured
which turned out to be Chr(10) which is the same as vbLf (right?)

I tried inserting that in character in the text but it didn't show up as
a line break in MS-Excel.. Can anyone assist? Thanks in advance.

Try vbCrLf

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[McKirahan]

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I an using ASP to read a database table and generate an HTML table
which is save via FSO with a file extension of .xls which opens up
in MS-Excel. I am inserting several lines of text into a cell and would
like to force a line break between them.

I recorded an MS-Excel macro so see how Alt-Enter was captured
which turned out to be Chr(10) which is the same as vbLf (right?)

I tried inserting that in character in the text but it didn't show up as
a line break in MS-Excel.. Can anyone assist? Thanks in advance.

Try vbCrLf

I did, it didn't (work).

[Mike Brind]

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>I an using ASP to read a database table and generate an HTML table
which is save via FSO with a file extension of .xls which opens up
in MS-Excel. I am inserting several lines of text into a cell and
would
like to force a line break between them.

I recorded an MS-Excel macro so see how Alt-Enter was captured
which turned out to be Chr(10) which is the same as vbLf (right?)

I tried inserting that in character in the text but it didn't show up
as
a line break in MS-Excel.. Can anyone assist? Thanks in advance.

Try vbCrLf

I did, it didn't (work).

<br /then, since you are writing html.

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Mike Brind

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I an using ASP to read a database table and generate an HTML table
which is save via FSO with a file extension of .xls which opens up
in MS-Excel. I am inserting several lines of text into a cell and
would
like to force a line break between them.

I recorded an MS-Excel macro so see how Alt-Enter was captured
which turned out to be Chr(10) which is the same as vbLf (right?)

I tried inserting that in character in the text but it didn't show up
as
a line break in MS-Excel.. Can anyone assist? Thanks in advance.


Try vbCrLf

I did, it didn't (work).

<br /then, since you are writing html.

Mike, thanks for trying.

<br /(or <br>) does cause a line break; however, it creates a new row.

I'm trying to simulate Excel's Alt+Enter to force word-wrap within a cell.
Here's an example of the generated HTML table:

<table border="1" width="100%">
<tr height="60" valign="bottom" >
<td width="120">One <br />Two<br />Three</td>
</tr>
</table>

If you open it up in Excel you see that it's on three rows ont one.

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I an using ASP to read a database table and generate an HTML table
which is save via FSO with a file extension of .xls which opens up
in MS-Excel. I am inserting several lines of text into a cell and
would
like to force a line break between them.

I recorded an MS-Excel macro so see how Alt-Enter was captured
which turned out to be Chr(10) which is the same as vbLf (right?)

I tried inserting that in character in the text but it didn't show
up
as
a line break in MS-Excel.. Can anyone assist? Thanks in advance.
Try vbCrLf

I did, it didn't (work).

<br /then, since you are writing html.

Mike, thanks for trying.

<br /(or <br>) does cause a line break; however, it creates a new row.

I'm trying to simulate Excel's Alt+Enter to force word-wrap within a cell.

Then you need to simulate Excel. Create a file in the way that you want it,
save it as html then open the result in Notepad. You'll see it has it's own
CSS declarations. I'm no expert on CSS, but clearly one of the rules
(nowrap, perhaps?) forces <brto be parsed as chr(10).

Here's an example of the generated HTML table:

<table border="1" width="100%">
<tr height="60" valign="bottom" >
<td width="120">One <br />Two<br />Three</td>
</tr>
</table>

If you open it up in Excel you see that it's on three rows ont one.

The following gets you what you want:

<html xmlns:o="urn:sc hemas-microsoft-com:office:offi ce"
xmlns:x="urn:sc hemas-microsoft-com:office:exce l"
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">

<head>
<meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252">
<meta name=ProgId content=Excel.S heet>
<meta name=Generator content="Micros oft Excel 11">
<style>
<!--table
{mso-displayed-decimal-separator:"\.";
mso-displayed-thousand-separator:"\,"; }
@page
{margin:1.0in .75in 1.0in .75in;
mso-header-margin:.5in;
mso-footer-margin:.5in;}
tr
{mso-height-source:auto;}
col
{mso-width-source:auto;}
br
{mso-data-placement:same-cell;}
..style0
{mso-number-format:General;
text-align:general;
vertical-align:bottom;
white-space:nowrap;
mso-rotate:0;
mso-background-source:auto;
mso-pattern:auto;
color:windowtex t;
font-size:10.0pt;
font-weight:400;
font-style:normal;
text-decoration:none ;
font-family:Arial;
mso-generic-font-family:auto;
mso-font-charset:0;
border:none;
mso-protection:lock ed visible;
mso-style-name:Normal;
mso-style-id:0;}
td
{mso-style-parent:style0;
padding-top:1px;
padding-right:1px;
padding-left:1px;
mso-ignore:padding;
color:windowtex t;
font-size:10.0pt;
font-weight:400;
font-style:normal;
text-decoration:none ;
font-family:Arial;
mso-generic-font-family:auto;
mso-font-charset:0;
mso-number-format:General;
text-align:general;
vertical-align:bottom;
border:none;
mso-background-source:auto;
mso-pattern:auto;
mso-protection:lock ed visible;
white-space:nowrap;
mso-rotate:0;}
..xl24
{mso-style-parent:style0;
white-space:normal;}
-->
</style>
</head>

<body>

<table x:str border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=64
style='border-collapse:
collapse;table-layout:fixed;wi dth:48pt'>
<col width=64 style='width:48 pt'>
<tr height=51 style='height:3 8.25pt'>
<td height=51 class=xl24 width=64 style='height:3 8.25pt;width:48 pt'>1<br>
2<br>
3</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>

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Mike Brind

[McKirahan]

"Mike Brind" <pa*******@hotm ail.comwrote in message
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Then you need to simulate Excel. Create a file in the way that you want

it,

save it as html then open the result in Notepad. You'll see it has it's

own

CSS declarations. I'm no expert on CSS, but clearly one of the rules
(nowrap, perhaps?) forces <brto be parsed as chr(10).

The following gets you what you want:

<html xmlns:o="urn:sc hemas-microsoft-com:office:offi ce"
xmlns:x="urn:sc hemas-microsoft-com:office:exce l"
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">

<head>
<meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252">
<meta name=ProgId content=Excel.S heet>
<meta name=Generator content="Micros oft Excel 11">
<style>
<!--table
{mso-displayed-decimal-separator:"\.";
mso-displayed-thousand-separator:"\,"; }
@page
{margin:1.0in .75in 1.0in .75in;
mso-header-margin:.5in;
mso-footer-margin:.5in;}
tr
{mso-height-source:auto;}
col
{mso-width-source:auto;}
br
{mso-data-placement:same-cell;}
.style0
{mso-number-format:General;
text-align:general;
vertical-align:bottom;
white-space:nowrap;
mso-rotate:0;
mso-background-source:auto;
mso-pattern:auto;
color:windowtex t;
font-size:10.0pt;
font-weight:400;
font-style:normal;
text-decoration:none ;
font-family:Arial;
mso-generic-font-family:auto;
mso-font-charset:0;
border:none;
mso-protection:lock ed visible;
mso-style-name:Normal;
mso-style-id:0;}
td
{mso-style-parent:style0;
padding-top:1px;
padding-right:1px;
padding-left:1px;
mso-ignore:padding;
color:windowtex t;
font-size:10.0pt;
font-weight:400;
font-style:normal;
text-decoration:none ;
font-family:Arial;
mso-generic-font-family:auto;
mso-font-charset:0;
mso-number-format:General;
text-align:general;
vertical-align:bottom;
border:none;
mso-background-source:auto;
mso-pattern:auto;
mso-protection:lock ed visible;
white-space:nowrap;
mso-rotate:0;}
.xl24
{mso-style-parent:style0;
white-space:normal;}
-->
</style>
</head>

<body>

<table x:str border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=64
style='border-collapse:
collapse;table-layout:fixed;wi dth:48pt'>
<col width=64 style='width:48 pt'>
<tr height=51 style='height:3 8.25pt'>
<td height=51 class=xl24 width=64

style='height:3 8.25pt;width:48 pt'>1<br>

2<br>
3</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>

Thank you!

I took your advice -- I created a simple Excel file and saved it as HTML.

The key piece seems to be:

<style>
br { mso-data-placement:same-cell; }
</style>

as this gives me what I want:

<html>
<head>
<style>
br { mso-data-placement:same-cell; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<table border=1 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=64>
<tr valign="top">
<td>1<br>2<br>3 </td>
<td>4</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>

A Google found this to confirm it:

CodeSnip:Export DataTable to Excel
http://aspalliance.com/518

Many thanks!