--- parser3/src/classes/table.C	2002/01/16 10:28:34	1.138
+++ parser3/src/classes/table.C	2002/01/22 08:59:59	1.140
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	Copyright (c) 2001 ArtLebedev Group (http://www.artlebedev.com)
 	Author: Alexander Petrosyan <paf@design.ru> (http://paf.design.ru)
 
-	$Id: table.C,v 1.138 2002/01/16 10:28:34 paf Exp $
+	$Id: table.C,v 1.140 2002/01/22 08:59:59 paf Exp $
 */
 
 #include "classes.h"
@@ -92,16 +92,22 @@ static void _load(Request& r, const Stri
 	uint line=origin.line;
 #endif
 	if(params->size()==2) {
-		columns=0;
+		columns=0; // nameless
 	} else {
 		columns=new(pool) Array(pool);
 
-		if(char *row_chars=getrow(&data)) 
+		while(char *row_chars=getrow(&data)) {
+			// remove empty&comment lines
+			if(!*row_chars || *row_chars == '#')
+				continue;
 			do {
 				String *name=new(pool) String(pool);
 				name->APPEND_TAINTED(lsplit(&row_chars, '\t'), 0, file, line++);
 				*columns+=name;
 			} while(row_chars);
+
+			break;
+		}
 	}
 
 	// parse cells
@@ -458,8 +464,10 @@ static void _join(Request& r, const Stri
 		for(int src_row=0; src_row<src.size(); src_row++) {
 			src.set_current(src_row);
 			Array& dest_row=*new(pool) Array(pool);
-			for(int dest_column=0; dest_column<dest_columns->size(); dest_column++) 
-				dest_row+=src.item(*dest_columns->get_string(dest_column));
+			for(int dest_column=0; dest_column<dest_columns->size(); dest_column++) {
+				const String *src_item=src.item(*dest_columns->get_string(dest_column));
+				dest_row+=src_item?src_item:new(pool) String(pool);
+			}
 			dest+=&dest_row;
 		}
 		src.set_current(saved_src_current);