Abreviating Text in Table Cell

[alan_k]

Hello,

I have been researching a question I have but cant seem to find an answer for my situation. I have a simple html form that in a couple of fields may require user to write a longer then usual response on the trouble she is experiencing. What I would like is for that table cell to abbreviate the text and I have a link (called More) to the full page for that indivual row which can display the whole trouble report. Right now the whole text appears in the table cell and distorts the display. Is there a way to do this. Thanks. Here is the code for the table. It is the row with 'Problem' variable I would like to abbreviate.

<table  class="table table-striped table-bordered table-hover" cellpadding="10" cellmargin="5" border="3">    <tr>        <th id="table_header">First Name</th>        <th id="table_header">Last Name</th>        <th id="table_header">Reach #</th>        <th id="table_header">Room Number</th>        <th id="table_header">Type of Trouble</th>        <th id="table_header">Room Availability</th>        <th id="table_header">Trouble Report</th>        <th id="table_header">Ticket Status</th>        <th id="table_header">Assignment</th>        <th id="table_header">TT Number</th>        <th id="table_header"></th>    </tr>    <?php    foreach($model as $row)    {        echo "<tr class='success'>";        echo '<td>'. $row['FName'] .'</td>';        echo '<td>'. $row['LName'] .'</td>';        echo '<td>'. $row['Rch_Num'] .'</td>';        echo '<td>'. $row['Rm_Number'] .'</td>';        echo '<td>'. $row['Prob_Cat'] .'</td>';        echo '<td>'. $row['Rm_Avail'] .'</td>';        echo '<td>'. $row['Problem'] .'</td>';        echo '<td><i>'. $row['Tkt_Status'] . '</i></td>';        echo '<td>'. $row['Assgnd_Tech'] .'</td>';        echo '<td>' . $row['TT_Num'] . '</td>';        echo "<td class='info'><a class=one href='tt_record.php?id=" . $row['id'] . "'>More...</a></td>";       echo "</tr>";    }?></table>

 

 

 

[alan_k]

Further Research and found this answer which works pretty good.....

<table class="table table-striped table-bordered table-hover" cellpadding="10" cellmargin="5" border="3">    <tr>        <th id="table_header">First Name</th>        <th id="table_header">Last Name</th>        <th id="table_header">Reach #</th>        <th id="table_header">Room Number</th>        <th id="table_header">Type of Trouble</th>        <th id="table_header">Room Availability</th>        <th id="table_header">Trouble Report</th>        <th id="table_header">Ticket Status</th>        <th id="table_header">Assignment</th>        <th id="table_header">TT Number</th>        <th id="table_header"></th>    </tr>    <?php    foreach($model as $row)    {        echo "<tr class='success'>";        echo '<td>'. $row['FName'] .'</td>';        echo '<td>'. $row['LName'] .'</td>';        echo '<td>'. $row['Rch_Num'] .'</td>';        echo '<td>'. $row['Rm_Number'] .'</td>';        echo '<td>'. $row['Prob_Cat'] .'</td>';        echo '<td>'. $row['Rm_Avail'] .'</td>';        echo '<td width="50" height="30">' . '<div style="width:550px; Height:55px; overflow: auto">' . $row['Problem'] . '</div>' . '</td>';        echo '<td><i>'. $row['Tkt_Status'] . '</i></td>';        echo '<td>'. $row['Assgnd_Tech'] .'</td>';        echo '<td>' . $row['TT_Num'] . '</td>';        echo "<td class='info'><a class=one href='tt_record.php?id=" . $row['id'] . "'>More...</a></td>";       echo "</tr>";    }?></table>