[Download-List] Extra TR element with break.sup footing.on

Tue Jan 11 17:07:05 EST 2005

I am trying to make my automated html reports comply with w3c standards <http://validator.w3.org/>.  By 
creating a fake html file using the FIXED format to add a doctype declaration, and then using APPEND to 
add on the real HTML formatted file I have been able to work my queries around to make everything 
compliant except one little ?bug?  (yes, I am a perfectionist)

Using DOWNLOAD 7.10

When I use BREAK.SUP followed by FOOTING.ON, I get an extra trailing pair of table row tags at the end. 
Evidently this is a no-no because there is no child element (td).  When I add another break.sup and 
footing.on, I get another spurious pair of table row tags.  Is this a bug that could be fixed, or am I 
missing some alternative?

Here is a simplified example...
SELECT APPLICATIONS SAMPLE 5 BY APPL.START.TERM

DOWNLOAD APPLICATIONS DET.SUP BREAK.SUP APPL.START.TERM FOOTING.ON APPL.START.TERM TOTAL XM25.APPL.COUNT 
FORMAT HTML

<html>
<head>
<title>
</title>
</head>
<body>
<table border="1">
<tr><td>1</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>2</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>1</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>1</td>
</tr>
<tr>                        <== Note this extra pair of tags.  Being empty (no td), it causes my pages 
not to validate
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>

Thanks,
George W. Ohlandt
Office of Enrollment Services
Medical University of South Carolina
843.792.3813
ohlandtg at musc.edu