How do I insert HTML table in 'column_left.php' ?

[marcus76]

Hi,

 

Can anyone shed some light on how I insert an HTML table in 'column_left.php' ? when i do this it pushes the product_listing down under the 'categories_left'.php. I'd like them to sit side by side - something to do with a table having to sit on a new line perhaps?

 

Thanks

 

Marcus

[Velveeta]

Hi,

 

Can anyone shed some light on how I insert an HTML table in 'column_left.php' ? when i do this it pushes the product_listing down under the 'categories_left'.php. I'd like them to sit side by side - something to do with a table having to sit on a new line perhaps?

 

Thanks

 

Marcus

 

Can we see an example of your column_left file and a link to the site where this is happening?

 

Richard.

[marcus76]

hi Richard, thanks for your reply. The site is under development at the moment and not live so not possible. I'm not available either to take a screenshot of the display.

 

I had a look in the index.php file, i'm wondering if the box needs to be defined here?

 

<!-- body //-->

<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3">

<tr>

<td width="<?php echo BOX_WIDTH; ?>" valign="top"><table border="0" width="<?php echo BOX_WIDTH; ?>" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2">

<!-- left_navigation //-->

<?php require(DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'column_left.php'); ?>

<!-- left_navigation_eof //-->

</table></td>

<!-- body_text //-->

 

Kind of makes sense, as the column_left.php file (if contained the table) would surely sit under the 1st table (as coded in the index.php) you cant have a table alongside a table in html can you?

 

Cheers

 

Marc

[bill110]

In your column_left.php do this after the last ?>

<tr>

<td>

Your new contents

</td>

</tr>

[code]

[Velveeta]

If I'm reading the above post correctly, rather than having another table inserted into the column_left file, you want to have it alongside the column_left td element, is that right? In that case, you could edit the column_left file and create 2 new tables with in, similar to this:

<tr>
 <td valign="top"><table width="50%" border="0">
<?php here is where you would insert your new stuff that you want alongside the column_left, this would appear on the right side of it, put this block after the next set of entries if you want it on the right side of the block ?>
 </table></td>
 <td valign="top"><table width="50%" border="0">
<php this is where you would put all of the includes for the actual column left ?>
 </table></td>
</tr>

 

Richard.

[marcus76]

ok, Bill - that sounds like whats required to me.

 

So just to confirm. I want a table with several rows in my column left. so far to date when i attempt to do this i find the 'product_listing.php' (if viewing a category) pushed aligned left but under the categories box (column left). I need the layout to stay as it is but just allow a table to be created within the column left. I'll try the following tonight:

 

In your column_left.php do this after the last ?>

<tr>

<td>

Your new contents

</td>

</tr>

[code]

 

 

 

Thanks

[bill110]

Yes that should do it. If you look at each of the boxes in the column_left you see that each starts and ends the same way. Therefor if you do the same to the end of the column_left.php it should align the same. That is how I added SSL logo, PayPal logo, etc..