Q157774: WD97: Can’t Open HTML Document with Nested Tables

Article: Q157774
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): word97 kbwdinternet
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you attempt to open an HTML document that contains nested tables, the
following message appears, and the document does not open:

  The document contains nested tables that are too complex to represent.

CAUSE
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Microsoft Word 97 does not support nested tables.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, open the document in another HTML editor, such as
the Microsoft FrontPage Editor.



STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Word 97 for Windows.

This problem has been corrected in Word 2000.

Additional query words: 8.0 8.00

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Keywords          : word97 kbwdinternet 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbprb

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