Use rowspan without knowing how many rows?

[Martin]

Is there any way to combine table cells (using rowspan)in multiple
rows without knowing before hand how many rows will be involved?

I have a script that is adding rows to a table (stepping thru an SQL
query result set). The data in the first cell of each row may be
duplicated across 1 to 5 rows. But, when I generate the first row, I
don't know if the next row(s) are a duplicate or not.

Is there any way I can just "add on" or "expand" the rowspan for each
row as needed?

Thanks for any suggestions.

 

[Jonathan N. Little]

Is there any way to combine table cells (using rowspan)in multiple
rows without knowing before hand how many rows will be involved?

I have a script that is adding rows to a table (stepping thru an SQL
query result set). The data in the first cell of each row may be
duplicated across 1 to 5 rows. But, when I generate the first row, I
don't know if the next row(s) are a duplicate or not.

Is there any way I can just "add on" or "expand" the rowspan for each
row as needed?

Thanks for any suggestions.

Yes, count up your data BEFORE you generate the HTML! In other words
buffer it before you print|echo (whatever scripting language you are
using) the results or ...

 

[Hywel Jenkins]

Is there any way to combine table cells (using rowspan)in multiple
rows without knowing before hand how many rows will be involved?

I have a script that is adding rows to a table (stepping thru an SQL
query result set). The data in the first cell of each row may be
duplicated across 1 to 5 rows. But, when I generate the first row, I
don't know if the next row(s) are a duplicate or not.

Is there any way I can just "add on" or "expand" the rowspan for each
row as needed?

You must know how many rows are in your record set before you start
looping through them, surely? Seems like you've got multiple queries -
run them both before you start outputting the HTML.