Create an HTML Table from Alpha Four

Create an HTML Table from Alpha Four

by Lori Saul

A number of years ago, I was looking for a way to get alpha 4 information into an HTML table.

I emailed someone on the forum and the suggestion was to hardcode/embed the HTML tags directly into the report and then print the output to a text file. The resultant file can then be read by any html reader and you get exact placement/interpretation of the data according to the tags.

Here is a sample report - I put variables/database fields in brackets to make it easier to read:


<HTML> 
<HEAD> 
  <TITLE>MAGE KNIGHT [--field name from database--] LIST </TITLE> 
</HEAD> 
<BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> 

<BLOCKQUOTE> 
  <P><B><FONT SIZE="+2">MAGE KNIGHT  [--field name from database--] FIGURE LIST<BR> 
  </FONT></B></P> 
  <P><B><FONT SIZE="+1">Click on a figure name to see all of its stats/abilities</FONT>
</B><BR> 
<BR> 
  PAGE LAST UPDATED  [--SYSTEM-->DATE--] </P></BLOCKQUOTE> 

<P><FONT SIZE="+1">Quantities may vary, <A HREF="mailto:info@knight-ware.com">email</A>
 inquiries</FONT></P> 

---Title--- 

<P> </P> 

<P><TABLE BORDER="1" CELLSPACING="1" CELLPADDING="0" WIDTH="1" 
HEIGHT="1" <TR> 
  <TR> 
    <TD ALIGN="RIGHT" NOWRAP><B>QTY</B></TD> 
    <TD NOWRAP> </TD> 
    <TD NOWRAP><B>NAME</B></TD> 
    <TD ALIGN="RIGHT" NOWRAP><B>$ EACH</B></TD> 
    <TD NOWRAP> </TD> 
    <TD NOWRAP><B>RANK</B></TD> 
    <TD ALIGN="CENTER" NOWRAP><B>COST</B></TD> 
    <TD ALIGN="CENTER" NOWRAP><B>FIG #</B></TD> 
    <TD ALIGN="CENTER" NOWRAP><B>FRQ</B></TD> 
    <TD NOWRAP><B>FACTION</B></TD> 
  </TR> 

--Detail-- 

  <TR> 
    <TD ALIGN="RIGHT" NOWRAP> [--field name from database--] </TD> 
    <TD NOWRAP> </TD> 
    <TD NOWRAP><A HREF="http://www.knight-ware.com/mageknight/ 
[--field name from database--] / [--field name from database--] .html" 
     TARGET="_blank"> [--field name from database--] </A></TD> 
    <TD ALIGN="RIGHT" NOWRAP> [--field name from database--] </TD> 
    <TD NOWRAP> </TD> 
    <TD NOWRAP> [--field name from database--] </TD> 
    <TD ALIGN="CENTER" NOWRAP> [--field name from database--] </TD> 
    <TD ALIGN="CENTER" NOWRAP> [--field name from database--] </TD> 
    <TD ALIGN="CENTER" NOWRAP> [--field name from database--] </TD> 
    <TD NOWRAP> [--field name from database--] </TD> 
  </TR> 

--page footer--- 

</TABLE></P> 

<P> </P> 

<P><TABLE BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="4" CELLPADDING="2"> 
  <TR> 
    <TD ALIGN="CENTER" NOWRAP><A HREF="beta.html">BETA REBELLION</A></TD> 
    <TD WIDTH="15"> </TD> 
    <TD ALIGN="CENTER" NOWRAP><A HREF="misc.html">CONQUEST/CASTLES/MISC</A>
</TD> 
    <TD WIDTH="15"> </TD> 
    <TD ALIGN="CENTER" NOWRAP><A HREF="mkd.html">DUNGEONS</A></TD> 
  </TR> 
  <TR> 
    <TD ALIGN="CENTER" NOWRAP><A HREF="lancers.html">LANCERS</A></TD> 
    <TD WITDH="15"> </TD> 
    <TD ALIGN="CENTER" NOWRAP><A HREF="minions.html">MINIONS</A></TD> 
    <TD WIDTH="15"> </TD> 
    <TD ALIGN="CENTER" NOWRAP><A HREF="pyramid.html">PYRAMID</A></TD> 
  </TR> 
  <TR> 
    <TD ALIGN="CENTER" NOWRAP><A HREF="alpha.html">ALPHA REBELLION</A></TD> 
    <TD WIDTH="15"> </TD> 
    <TD ALIGN="CENTER" NOWRAP><A HREF="sinister.html">SINISTER</A></TD> 
    <TD WIDTH="15"> </TD> 
    <TD ALIGN="CENTER" NOWRAP><A HREF="unlim.html">UNLIMITED</A></TD> 
  </TR> 
  <TR> 
    <TD ALIGN="CENTER" NOWRAP><A HREF="up.html">UPRISING</A></TD> 
    <TD WIDTH="15"> </TD> 
    <TD ALIGN="CENTER" NOWRAP><A HREF="ww.html">WHIRLWIND</A></TD> 
    <TD WIDTH="15"> </TD> 
    <TD ALIGN="CENTER" NOWRAP><A HREF="mk.html">MAGE KNIGHT MAIN 
      PAGE</A></TD> 
  </TR> 
</TABLE> 

</BODY> 
</HTML>