[reportlab-users] PTOContainer split problem

[Robin Becker]

Yoann Roman wrote:

> I'm running across a PTOContainer problem when the content is a single very

> large paragraph. Attached are two files: a simple Python script and a large

> text file (GNU GPL, in this case).

> 

> If I try to use the doc.build([pto]) line, I get this:

> 

> Traceback (most recent call last):

>   File "pto_test.py", line 24, in <module>

>     doc.build([pto])

>   File "C:\Program

> Files\Python\lib\site-packages\reportlab\platypus\doctemplate

> .py", line 911, in build

>     BaseDocTemplate.build(self,flowables, canvasmaker=canvasmaker)

>   File "C:\Program

> Files\Python\lib\site-packages\reportlab\platypus\doctemplate

> .py", line 740, in build

>     self.handle_flowable(flowables)

>   File "C:\Program

> Files\Python\lib\site-packages\reportlab\platypus\doctemplate

> .py", line 671, in handle_flowable

>     raise LayoutError(ident)

> reportlab.platypus.doctemplate.LayoutError: Flowable <PTOContainer at

> 0x13cf508

> frame=normal>... too large on page 2

> 

> The script runs fine if I skip the PTOContainer (i.e., use doc.build([p])).

> 

> Am I doing something wrong or is there a bug somewhere?

> 

> Thanks,

......
there's nothing wrong with your example. I'm not sure what's causing the 
problem. It should be able to split the large paragraph.
-- 
Robin Becker