[reportlab-users] Table not drawn

[Matt Folwell]

Robin Becker wrote:

> Simone Dalmasso wrote:

>> Hi list, I'm trying to draw a table on a document. This is part of my 

>> code:

>> *   canv = canvas.Canvas(response,pagesize = A4)*

>> *    data = [['Hello'],['World']]

>>     t = Table(data,10 * cm,5 * cm)

>>     w,h = t.wrap(10 * cm,5 * cm)

>>     t.drawOn(canv,A4[0],A4[1])

>>     canv.showPage()

>>     canv.save()*

>> The document is created but unfortunately it's empty. Using a simple 

>> string

>> instead of a table it works.

>> Have you any advices?

>>

>> Thanks a lot.

>> Simone

> ........

> 

> Tables are supposed to be drawn in a flowable environment so they're 

> drawn top leftish if you get what I mean. I suspect you need to change to

> 

> t.drawOn(canv,A4[0],A4[1]-h)

> 


Surely it's

t.drawOn(canv,0,A4[1]-h)

to make the table appear in the top-left corner of the page.

The coordinates passed to Flowable.drawOn() are for the bottom-left 
corner of where it should draw itself.


Matt Folwell