HTML text to PDF - html table doesnt support long ...

golabem · ‎03-17-2020

Hi,

In my custom form app, I'm passing entered values to html text, and then text to flow, to convert it to pdf and send with email.

The problem is, when user enters long text value to some field ( for example www link ), pdf breaks. Please see screens below:

Code for html text table (in the <table> its the same code for many <tr> so i put only one example)

"<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <style>
       table {
          border-collapse: collapse;
          width:100%;
         }
     td, th {
        border: 1px solid #dddddd;
        text-align: center;
        padding: 8px;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
<table>
    <tr>
        <th width=30%><center><b>XXXXXXX: </b></center></th><td width=70%><div>" & xxxxxxxDataCard.Text & "</div></td>
    </tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
"

Converted pdf, If user puts long text without spaces (f.e. link - half of it is trimed on view):

It seems that "width" annotations in html code doesnt work.

Do you have any suggestion how to fix this ? Any help will be appreciated

Thank you

WarrenBelz · ‎03-17-2020

Hi @golabem ,

Is your long text field set to Plain Text or Rich Text. The latter will certainly play havoc with HTML. If so, change to Plain Text and see if this works.

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golabem · ‎03-17-2020

@WarrenBelz

I see it is set to plain text:

in powerapps:

In Sharepoint column:

WarrenBelz · ‎03-17-2020

OK @golabem ,

I made my initial comment as I regularly use large Multiple Lines of Text fields (generally work site comments) in HTML that gets generated into email bodies and they work fine.

You have to ensure that your column and/or row spans allow for the potential size of these - I simply use a span of all columns and the height takes care of itself.

Once you get into the HTML world, you are a bit at the mercy of whatever renders it at the other end, particularly with column widths (which I see it your problem) You have to be very specific with these -I normally use a minimum of ten and set the column spans to suit what is going to go in them.

I have also found the PDF conversion (I assume you are using OneDrive) totally unforgiving on the smallest code error - it will render fine in Power Apps, but often different in the PDF.

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