Title: Syntax error when table is imported
Last modified: June 21, 2019

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# Syntax error when table is imported

 *  Resolved [ch3ma](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ch3ma/)
 * (@ch3ma)
 * [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-when-table-is-imported/)
 * Hi, I have the following issue.
 * When I have links in the cells of the table and the tables are exported with 
   the administrator of wordpress and also with the same importer of the plugin,
   these mark syntax error.
 * An example.
    <table>    <thead>      <tr>        <th class = “text-center”> Quarter
   </ th>        <th class = “text-center”> 2018 </ th>        <th class = “text-
   center”> 2019 </ th>      </ tr>    </ thead>    <tbody>      <tr>        <td
   > 1ST QUARTER </ td>        <td>          [            <i class = “far fa-file-
   pdf fa-2x”> & nbsp; </ i>                  </ td>        <td>          [      
   <i class = “far fa-file-pdf fa-2x”> & nbsp; </ i>                  </ td>    
   </ tr>   <tbody> </ table>
 * I hope you can help. Thank you.

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 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-when-table-is-imported/#post-11661422)
 * Hi,
 * thanks for your post, and sorry for the trouble.
 * I’m not sure that I understand. You exported a table from TablePress (while you
   are logged-in as an Administrator) and when you then want to re-import the HTML
   file, you get a syntax error? What is the exact error message that you are getting?
 * Regards,
    Tobias
 *  Thread Starter [ch3ma](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ch3ma/)
 * (@ch3ma)
 * [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-when-table-is-imported/#post-11667009)
 * Hi, thanks for answering.
 * Exactly.
 * The message is this.
 * > Atención: Desafortunadamente, un error ha ocurrido.
   > Los datos internos de la tabla “Informacion Contable.html” (ID 1) están corruptos.
   > Se registró el siguiente error: Syntax error.
   > Debido a este error, la tabla no puede ser editada en este momento, para prevenir
   > posible pérdida de datos. Por favor ver la página de preguntas más frecuentes
   > de TablePress por más instrucciones.
 *  Thread Starter [ch3ma](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ch3ma/)
 * (@ch3ma)
 * [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-when-table-is-imported/#post-11667018)
 * The import is created as administrator and with the wordpress importer.
 * Sorry for the bad English.
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-when-table-is-imported/#post-11667075)
 * Hi,
 * the WordPress importer? Or the TablePress table importer?
 * Can you please email me the HTML file that you exported and that is not imported
   correctly? (My email is in the main plugin file “tablepress.php”.)
 * Regards,
    Tobias
 *  Thread Starter [ch3ma](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ch3ma/)
 * (@ch3ma)
 * [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-when-table-is-imported/#post-11704759)
 * Of course.tanks.
 * And use wordpress importer
    -  This reply was modified 6 years, 11 months ago by [ch3ma](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ch3ma/).
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-when-table-is-imported/#post-11704912)
 * Hi,
 * the WordPress importer is not the best tool for this, and it’s only experimental.
   Can you please try using the normal export/import methods in TablePress, with
   the CSV or JSON formats?
 * Regards,
    Tobias

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 * Last reply from: [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * Last activity: [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/syntax-error-when-table-is-imported/#post-11704912)
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