HTML help needed!!!

[Hoos]

I'm in the learning process of making HTML data tables but every time I try to post something on here or any other forum, all I get is the actual code and not the desired result.

I've actually tried posting some code that was written for tutorial purposes but even that shows up with code and no table!!!

What am I doing wrong?? Any help would be much appreciated.

[ExtremeGamer]

Re: HTML help needed!!!

Are you opening and closing each tag?

Starting with a < html > tag? obviously without the spaces.

[HealyMonster]

Re: HTML help needed!!!

well, can you explain what your trying to do exactly, maybe post your code, give an example, I can help you out just theres like a million things you could be doing wrong.

[Hoos]

Re: HTML help needed!!!

Thanks for the responses guys. Below is some code shown on a tutorial site that shows up (for me at least) with no table although the tutorial site indicates that it should.


BORDER=2>
<table><tbody><tr> <td>Raha Mutisya</td> <td>1493</td> </tr><tr> <td>Shalom Buraka</td> <td>3829</td> </tr><tr> <td>Hallie Curry</td> <td>8372</td> </tr><tr> <td>Shari Silberglitt</td> <td>4827</td> </tr></tbody></table>

[ExtremeGamer]

Re: HTML help needed!!!

Well, you need more than that to make a table.


<CENTER><TABLE cellSpacing=0 width="100%" bgColor=white border=1></CENTER>
<TBODY><TR>
<TD><CENTER>Name</CENTER></TD>
<TD><CENTER>Pts</CENTER></TD>

</TR>
<TR>
<TD><CENTER>Raha Mutisya</CENTER></TD>
<TD><CENTER>1493</CENTER></TD>

</TR>
<TR>
<TD><CENTER>Shalom Buraka</CENTER></TD>
<TD><CENTER>3829</CENTER></TD>

</TR>

</TABLE>

[MC Fatigue]

Re: HTML help needed!!!

Keep in mind - HTML is for writing webpages. You're not using HTML here, you're using BBCode to post on a forum:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBCode

Also, even if the forum allowed HTML style posting, they're not going to allow all the tags; they often block off several of them.

[Hoos]

Re: HTML help needed!!!

Thanks for the responses guys. Below is some code shown on a tutorial site that shows up (for me at least) with no table although the tutorial site indicates that it should.


BORDER=2>
<table><tbody><tr> <td>Raha Mutisya</td> <td>1493</td> </tr><tr> <td>Shalom Buraka</td> <td>3829</td> </tr><tr> <td>Hallie Curry</td> <td>8372</td> </tr><tr> <td>Shari Silberglitt</td> <td>4827</td> </tr></tbody></table>

Well shiver me timbers, part of it worked this time!!!

Although, the names and numbers are supposed to be surrounded by border. Any ideas on why the borders may not be showing up??

Don't know why it's working now (albeit partially) and the 12 other times it didn't

[ExtremeGamer]

Re: HTML help needed!!!

< center >< table Border cellspacing=0 cols=0 Width=100%" BGColor="white" ></ center>

Don't mind the spaces. That starts the table.

Headers

< TR >
< TD>< B>< center>Name< /B>< /TD >
< TD>< B>< center>Total Pts< /B>< / TD>
< /TR>

Then for the info

< TR >
< TD >< center >Joe Schmoe< /TD >

< TD >< center >53< /TD >
< / TR>

[Hoos]

Re: HTML help needed!!!

Keep in mind - HTML is for writing webpages. You're not using HTML here, you're using BBCode to post on a forum:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBCode

Also, even if the forum allowed HTML style posting, they're not going to allow all the tags; they often block off several of them.

Okay, looks like my noobness is shining through big time here

[Hoos]

Re: HTML help needed!!!

< center >< table Border cellspacing=0 cols=0 Width=100%" BGColor="white" ><!-- center-->

Don't mind the spaces. That starts the table.

Headers

< TR >
< TD>< B>< center>Name< /B>< /TD >
< TD>< B>< center>Total Pts< /B>< / TD>
< /TR>

Then for the info

< TR >
< TD >< center >Joe Schmoe< /TD >

< TD >< center >53< /TD >
< / TR>

Thanks EG and others.

I'll keep plugging away with this because I'm not a quitter. I will overcome my noobness!!! LOL