| Posted by ws Monkey on 06/19/99 11:48 
TristaSD wrote:> Thank for the inspiration.  I used this:
 >
 > 	$num_across = 2; // Two column layout
 >
 > 	echo ("<tr>\n"); // Start the row
 > 	while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($query)) {
 > 		$i++; // Start the counter
 > 		if (($i % $num_across) == 0) { // If the last column is reached
 > 			echo "<td>$row[somename]</td></tr>\n<tr>\n"; // Close/open row
 > 		}
 > 		else {
 > 			echo "<td>$row[id]</td><td>$row[artist]</td>"; // Otherwise just
 > show some cells
 > 		}
 > 	}
 > 	?>
 >
 > 	</table>
 >
 > Thanks.
 >
 Looks good!
 You may want to account for odd recordsets..
 
 i.e.
 3 records in the db
 
 | td data | td data |
 | td data | ........
 
 The code would have to be set a variable that could be read outside the
 while, basically seeing if the last $i iteration was odd, then stuff an
 empty td line at the end.
 
 Some more code would need to be added if you wanted the $num_rows
 variable to be truly dynamic. The last iteration would have to determine
 how many empty cells there were based on the $num_rows variable.  (i.e.
 4 records on a 3 column would result in 2 empty cells)
 
 Will keep your html pretty and not messed up w/ browsers interpreting
 strict html.
 
 Enjoy
 -- Steve
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