Vary number of rows in a table automatically

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Julie Kaiser
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Vary number of rows in a table automatically

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Hello. I have a table that consists purely of text variables. Is there a way to make the blank rows disappear when the variables in those rows are blank or don't exist?
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Re: Vary number of rows in a table automatically

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Hi Julie,
Julie Kaiser wrote: Thu Apr 21, 2022 9:42 am Hello. I have a table that consists purely of text variables. Is there a way to make the blank rows disappear when the variables in those rows are blank or don't exist?
That isn't something you can do in Help+Manual, and that would be necessary if you are going to be outputting to formats that you can't script (Word, PDF, ePub, Kindle, printed manuals). In WebHelp, CHM and eWriter you could theoretically add JavaScript to perform that task automatically on opening each topic, but that would also add processing overheads to the browsing.
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