Errors in the way a product page displays

[Redspan]

Hello,

I'm redesigning a site and inserting the relevant Business templates inside the editable area of a Dreamweaver template.

Most of the site looks fine and the pages display as intended i.e. in the center of a template that has its own header, footer, and side bars. The product subsections look good as do a lot of the product pages.

However, a problem occurs when previewing some of the product pages. The Dreamweaver right hand sidebar is pushed down and to the left of the page and the Actinic footer falls outside the table that hosts the product template even though in other previews of pages using the same product template it falls within the correct place (and they are using the same section link layout too)

The product template in use is Act_RightProductLine.html which has been edited such that the nested table is 100% wide and the cells are 200 and 400 pixels wide. The 200 wide cell is for the images none of which exceed 180. I have attached an example of the page in error. If anyone could shed some light I would be most grateful.

Regards,
Ben

[Darren]

Hi Ben.

Unfortunately I could not find the attachment, and cannot see what is going on, but I have an idea....

Try inserting

<TR>
<TD>

before your nested table.

and

</TD>
</TR>

after your table.

If this does not work, please resend the attachment.

[Redspan]

Hello Darren,

Thanks for the suggestion. I will try what you said. It sounds plausible but I am puzzled by why it works on some pages using the same template on not on some others. If the nested tables were wrong one would expect all resulting pages to display in error.

Let's see if your suggestion works.

Regards,
Ben

[Redspan]

Here's the attachment again.

[Redspan]

Sorry - wrong page. Here it is.

[Darren]

Hi there.

Try turning the borders on in Act_ProductBody.html . This can often tell you where the error lies.

[Redspan]

Thanks Darren. Yes, I tried that and in doing so I was able to confirm that when all's well the snippets for the header and footer section fall within the table, and on the pages in error the header section is where it should be but the footer has fallen outside that table.

Regards,
Ben

[Redspan]

Darren,

Turning on the border on Act_ProductBody shows a tiny table below the string denoting the section you're in and before the first product.

The thing about this is that while the header in in place, the footer string denoting the section you're in is in one long line i.e. not wrapped so that suggests it's fallen outside the table containing the product template.

Regards,
Ben

[Darren]

Hi there.

I am not to sure, I will have a word with my colleagues and see what they come up with.

[Redspan]

OK thanks. This has me stumped and I have spent hours trying different tweaks to sort it out.

Regards,
Ben

[Pneumatus]

The problem with the page is that your tables are a complete mess. The bulk of the products thing they belong in the same table row as the menu, then the bottom half of the menu is in the following row. This means that the more products in the bulk of the page, the further down it is being pushed.

You definatly need a <tr><td></td></tr> somewhere, and i think it may be in Act_ProductBody

i.e. try replacing NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTBULK with

<tr><td>NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTBULK </td></tr>

[Redspan]

Thanks for the input. As it is, the middle section of that file is this:


<TABLE WIDTH="500" COLS="3" BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="10" CELLSPACING="0" ALIGN="CENTER">
<!-- Ensure that we get a consistent column width -->
<TR><TD WIDTH="160"></TD><TD WIDTH="160"></TD><TD WIDTH="160"></TD></TR>

NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTBULK

</TABLE>

If I do what you suggest and add this:


<TABLE WIDTH="500" COLS="3" BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="10" CELLSPACING="0" ALIGN="CENTER">
<!-- Ensure that we get a consistent column width -->
<TR><TD WIDTH="160"></TD><TD WIDTH="160"></TD><TD WIDTH="160"></TD></TR>

<tr><td colspan="3">NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTBULK </td></tr>

</TABLE>

What I see is a tiny table that starts and ends between the section listing and the first product i.e. it does not seem to serve any purpose other than padding. What does NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTBULK do exactly?

Regards,
Ben

[Pneumatus]

NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTBULK is replaces by all the product info - i.e. what is generated from your productline templates.

Can you attach a copy with that code modification so I don't have to try and find where the closing tags go Then i might be able to see it easier

Matt

[Pneumatus]

Hmm... i just had a thought... can you attach a copy of act_primary as well... just to put my mind at rest

[Redspan]

Here it is . . .