I have a simple program which converts HTML files into PDF files using Words (version 3.5.3.0). Whenever an HTML file has a table which has a "td" cell which contains a "br" tag, then the resulting table is displayed incorrectly. Specifically, the width of any such td cell is much wider than it should be (twice as wide or more). It appears that the "width" attribute of the cell of the resulting table is being set to the value it would have if there were no word wrap caused by the "br" tag. Hence, the more "br" tags within the cell, the more pronounced this effect becomes.
Here is some VB.Net code I am using to recreate the problem - it is saving to HTML format rather than PDF due to simplicity, but the results are the same:
doc = New Document(HtmlFileBefore, LoadFormat.FormatHtml, "")
doc.Save(HtmlFileAfter, SaveFormat.FormatHtml)
Here is the HTML file text (just a test file to recreate the problem):
TABLE #1 [BR tags in 1st cell]
| R1 C1 This cell has several break tags |
R1 C2 |
| R2 C1 | R2 C2 |
TABLE #2 [No BR tags in cells]
| R1 C1 | R1 C2 |
| R2 C1 | R2 C2 |
If you compare the contents or the display of this HTML file with that of the resulting HTML file, you will see the problem.
Thanks,
Brett