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Create a Table In XML
"Jeff" <offload[ at ]mlc-cad.com> 12/5/2008 5:08:13 PM
I'm very new to xml and I have a small project I am try to do, its a very
simple one page that I open in Word and I need to get a table defined.

I have tried doing this in word and saving as xml but word will output so
much information that isn't needed it makes this confusing.

Simply this is a table with 3 blocks across by 5 blocks down nothing fancy

I am also putting in some line items which I can do just fine, but this
table is got me stumped.

If anyone can help I would sure appreciate it.

Also I wonder if anyone can point me in the right direction for some basic
outline or "how to" or simple tutorials

Regards,

Jeff


Re: Create a Table In XML
Peter Flynn <peter.nosp[ at ]m.silmaril.ie> 12/13/2008 10:03:55 PM
Jeff wrote:
[Quoted Text]
> I'm very new to xml and I have a small project I am try to do, its a very
> simple one page that I open in Word and I need to get a table defined.
>
> I have tried doing this in word and saving as xml but word will output so
> much information that isn't needed it makes this confusing.

This is because Word's XML simply reflects the internal state of the
document in the editor. It has no idea what you are editing or why.

> Simply this is a table with 3 blocks across by 5 blocks down nothing fancy
>
> I am also putting in some line items which I can do just fine, but this
> table is got me stumped.
>
> If anyone can help I would sure appreciate it.
>
> Also I wonder if anyone can point me in the right direction for some basic
> outline or "how to" or simple tutorials

Cheat. Create the document externally as very carefully-constructed
valid XHTML with an internal CSS stylesheet, then rename the file to end
with .doc and Word will open it as a Word file without blinking.

///Peter
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