[reportlab-users] Large table cells

Robin Becker reportlab-users@reportlab.com
Thu, 09 Sep 2004 09:07:19 +0100


Erik Stephens wrote:
> I'm having some troubles with a large table cell that won't fit on one 
> page.  Is this a known issue?  Any workarounds?  The specific error I'm 
> getting is:
> 
> File 
> "/sw/lib/python2.3/site-packages/reportlab/platypus/doctemplate.py", 
> line 528, in handle_flowable
>   raise "LayoutError", message
> LayoutError: Flowable <Table at 6945328 1 rows x 2 cols> with cell(0,0) 
> containing
> '<Paragraph at 6945408>SMB use host SID to enumerate ' too large on page 13
> 
> Poking around in doctemplate::handle_flowable, I can't find a way to fix 
> this, assuming it's reportlab and not me.  It doesn't look as if table 
> cells can be split.  Is this correct?
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Erik
> 
....table cells don't split. I suppose they could, but the logic isn't 
in there yet.

-- 
Robin Becker