# Xhtml strict - get 100% height of parent table

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xhtml-strict-get-100-height-of-parent-table/167319>\
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**Created:** [October 27, 2005, 7:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xhtml-strict-get-100-height-of-parent-table/167319 "2005-10-27T07:50:53Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 7:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xhtml-strict-get-100-height-of-parent-table/167319/1 "2005-10-27T07:50:53Z")

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hi ladies and gents!

i think / hope one of you can fix my problem 🙂 or give me a hint.

i did a 3 col layout which is made out of tables… i know you hate tables but i did it with tables because of the browser comp. so… the left and right col has longer content than the center col. in the center col i got another table and this should have the height of the parent tables… normal html height=“100%” did the job. so now is there a solution for this?

thanks in advance!  
oliver