3 Replies Latest reply: Feb 20, 2012 2:47 AM by thedesmodus RSS

    "Cells too small to split". As per usual.

    Jeremy bowmangraphics-DQuh1B Community Member

      Every year or so, while experimenting with XML, I am suddenly reminded of why I never use tables and XML together. Unless you have XML that explicitly specifies the formatting (column width and so on, using attributes of a specially dedicated namespace), when importing XML into a table you are likely to run into the mystifying error message "Cells too small to split".

       

      Every now and again, someone asks the question "Huh?" and no one seems to answer. I thought I'd ask it one more time in case someone has learned what this is all about during the past year.

       

      Anyone stumbled on a solution? Anyone with a solution care to share it with me?

       

      Thanks -- Jeremy

        • 1. Re: "Cells too small to split". As per usual.
          Peter Truskier Community Member

          Hi Jeremy,

           

          I've not seen this message, probably because we usually do have explicitly defined tables using the aid namespace.

           

          A wild guess, though, would be that it has something to do with the fact that by default, newly created table cells have a text inset of 4 points. What happens if you create a new cell style with no text insets, and as wide as possible a minimum-maximum row height setting; assign that cell style to the "[Basic]" table style (or whatever other table style you are using)? Does that change the behavior, and if so, is it for the better?

          • 2. Re: "Cells too small to split". As per usual.
            Jeremy bowmangraphics-DQuh1B Community Member

            Hi Peter,

             

            Thanks -- that's a very interesting suggestion that hadn't occurred to me before.

             

            Unfortunately, I've gone through the "turning-the-computer-off-then-on-again" process, so -- for a while -- my importing XML into tables seems to be going well. Alas -- it cannot last. So although I'm not sure when my old friend "Cells too small to split" will turn up again, I know he will and when he does, I'll let you know how your suggestion goes.

             

            Thanks again -- great suggestion!

             

            Jeremy

            • 3. Re: "Cells too small to split". As per usual.
              thedesmodus Community Member

              I have the exact same message here. What in my case the issue seems to be is that I have a linked XML file that I update. This works great until I add a new table to the original XML file. Then my update gives the "Cells too small to split" error, and it will not update.

              Creating a new document and importing the XML from scratch does work. For us not the ideal way to work, since I now mannualy have to do a "override styles" on each table again.

               

              I have reset my table-styles to a style with an embedded body-cellstyle with 0 inset. I would have no clue as to how to set a minumum row-height and width in a cell or table style though.

               

              Would be great if anyone has found a solution in the meantime.