Trouble with PDK portlet event

Hi everybody!
I have a problem with my PDK portlet (Portal 10.1.4).
When rising event with some event parameter more than 1 time, my browser go to strange link like "http://myhost:myport/portal/event/portal/page_path/tab_name".
First time it works fine, it passes parametere to the page, than page passes parameter to omni portlet. When i click it second time i get an incorrect link.
Does anybody now anything about this problem?

It's strange, but in opera it goes to another URL. Something like
"http://host.domain/portal/page/<u>null</u>/page_path?page_params&values"
It answers "Request does not include Database Access Descriptor (DAD) information or the specified DAD is invalid."...
I watched throw the sources of first(before rised action) and second (after) variants of my page and there is another interesting thing i have found:
First time it has no information in omniportlet. That's cause no parameters passed there. So if we watch the source we'll find nothing.
Second time <FORM> named like "form_11038_OMNIPORTLET_11722825_0" appears. It contains text and 1 href. That's cause one parameter were passed.
But it has no </FORM> tag at all !!!!! so it identifies form of my portlet as a part of itself !!!
So this new form (omniportlet) causes the error.
Can anybody help me with this error??? Or it's oracle bug???
PS. I apologise for my english.

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I know that I cite it too often around The Lounge, but that was what I enjoyed most about the LOR trilogy. It told a story. Now, though I had some exposure to the story, when much younger, I have to admit that I never read Tolkien, though almost everyone, that I knew, was busy with every book. Still, I only knew some of the high points, and not much more. However, almost immediately, I was drawn into the story, and only wished that I did not have to wait so long between episodes. The FX were cool, and I am a technoid sort, but it was the story that hooked me. I had read several articles on the FX production, so WAS looking for some of that, but what I wanted was the story. This is one that I will buy the BD "Director's Cut" of, and do a marathon. I have seen each segment, maybe three times, but never back to back to back. I still need to fill in a few blanks, and an entire day of viewing should do that - no phone, no visitors, nothing but LOR.
As far as human communications, I can talk, even more than I write here, but only concerning things that I care about. I am horrible at "small talk," and would rather addrss an auditorium of 10,000, on something that matters to me, than talk about the weather to a single person at a fund raiser. Not that long ago, I was seated next to a potential donor at a charity dinner. I was rather dreading it, and when she mentioned that she did not drink (what, no wine?), I was worried. At some point, early in the evening, the subject turned to politics. Now, I usually am very quiet on my feelings, as they are not exaclty politically correct, and worry about hurting feelings, or making a scene. I fielded a question on Senatorial candidates, and just decided to answer from my heart. Her eyes lit up, and I did not notice that the event had ended. Her husband was standing, as was my wife, and we were talking politics, talk-radio, FoxNews, Senator John Kyl, Will Rogers and much more. I found that we were kindred spirits. Finally, our spouses pulled us apart, and we departed. We continued that conversation at 2 - 3 more events during "the season." One day, my wife informed me that she had just given $10M to the foundation - the largest single gift ever. At least she wasn't a screaming liberal, as I would surely have really messed up the deal... However, had it all been small talk, I would have found a reason to excuse myself and hide in the bar for a few hours.
Also, the way that our society has developed, I will smile, nod, and say "hello" to strangers on the street, but always leave it at that. I am sure that many walk past and think "he wasn't all that friendly." They are probably right, but at least I was pleasant to them and did not rob them! Heck, I will usually tell telemarketers, "No, but thank you for your generous offer on that time-share... "
Hunt

Trouble with "body" images lining up at the top

Hi, I am having troubles with the #body style in my web page. I have inserted a table into the #body area and the the body editable region will not line up on the top with the sideBar editable region when I add text and apply my css to it. Can you look at the code and let me know what I am doing wrong? Thanks!
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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />

<title>Ram Restaurant & Brewery</title>

<meta name="keywords" content="Ram Restaurant, The Ram restaurant, Ram Restaurant and brewpub, Ram Restaurant Group, Ram International" />
<meta name="description" content="Welcome to The Ram! Your stomach wants food. Your tastebuds want beer. Satisfy them both at the Ram Restaurant & Brewery." />
<style type="text/css">

</style>
<link href="/RamWebsite_NEW/cssstyles.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<style type="text/css">

</style>

<script src="/RamWebsite_NEW/SpryAssets/SpryMenuBar.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">

</script>
<link href="/RamWebsite_NEW/SpryAssets/SpryMenuBarHorizontal.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />


</head>
<body link="#000000" topmargin="0" onload="MM_preloadImages('/RamWebsite_NEW/images/Menu_rollover.jpg','/RamWebsite_NEW/imag es/EventsLink2_rollover.jpg','/RamWebsite_NEW/images/GiftCards_rollover.jpg','/RamWebsite_ NEW/images/BeerLink2_rollover.jpg')">
<div id="wrapper">
<div id="header">
    <table width="900" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <th width="200" height="36" rowspan="2" align="center" valign="middle" scope="col"><a href="http://www.theram.com"><img src="/RamWebsite_NEW/images/Ram-Logo-red.gif" alt="Ram Restaurant & Brewery Logo" width="175" height="69" border="0" /></a></th>
        <th width="350" height="50" align="center" valign="middle" scope="col"> </th>
        <th width="200" align="center" valign="middle" scope="col"> </th>
        <th width="150" align="right" valign="middle" scope="col"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/theramrestaurant?ref=ts"><img src="/RamWebsite_NEW/images/FacebookBox.gif" alt="Becoma a Facebook Fan!" width="40" height="40" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.twitter.com/theram"><img src="/RamWebsite_NEW/images/TwitterBox.gif" alt="Follow Us on Twitter" width="40" height="40" hspace="30" border="0" /></a></th>
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      <tr>
        <th colspan="3" align="right" scope="col"><ul id="MenuBar1" class="MenuBarHorizontal">
          <li><a class="MenuBarItemSubmenu" href="#">MENU</a>
            <ul>
              <li><a href="#" class="MenuBarItemSubmenu">Idaho</a>
                <ul>
                  <li><a href="/menus/idaho/boise.shtml">Boise</a></li>
                  <li><a href="/menus/idaho/meridian.shtml">Meridian</a></li>
                </ul>
              </li>
              <li><a href="#" class="MenuBarItemSubmenu">Illinois</a>
                <ul>
                  <li><a href="/menus/illinois/rosemont.shtml">Rosemont</a></li>
                  <li><a href="/menus/illinois/schaumburg.shtml">Schaumburg</a></li>
                  <li><a href="/menus/illinois/wheeling.shtml">Wheeling</a></li>
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              <li><a href="#" class="MenuBarItemSubmenu">Indiana</a>
                <ul>
                  <li><a href="/menus/indiana/fishers.shtml">Fishers</a></li>
                  <li><a href="/menus/indiana/indianapolis.shtml">Indianapolis</a></li>
</ul>
              </li>
              <li><a href="#" class="MenuBarItemSubmenu">Oregon</a>
                <ul>
                  <li><a href="/menus/oregon/clackamas.shtml">Clackamas</a></li>
                  <li><a href="/menus/oregon/salem.shtml">Salem</a></li>
                </ul>
              </li>
              <li><a href="#" class="MenuBarItemSubmenu">Washington</a>
                <ul>
                  <li><a href="/menus/washington/kent.shtml">Kent</a></li>
                  <li><a href="/menus/washington/lacey.shtml">Lacey</a></li>
                  <li><a href="/menus/washington/lakewood.shtml">Lakewood</a></li>
                  <li><a href="/menus/washington/puyallup.shtml">Puyallup South Hill Mall</a></li>
                  <li><a href="/menus/washington/puyallup2.shtml">Puyallup Sunrise Village</a></li>
                  <li><a href="/menus/washington/northgate.shtml">Seattle Northgate</a></li>
                  <li><a href="/menus/washington/seattle.shtml">Seattle University Village</a></li>
                  <li><a href="/menus/washington/tacoma.shtml">Tacoma</a></li>
                </ul>
              </li>
            </ul>
          </li>
          <li><a href="#" class="MenuBarItemSubmenu">LOCATIONS</a>
            <ul>
              <li><a href="#" class="MenuBarItemSubmenu">Idaho</a>
                <ul>
                  <li><a href="/idaho/boiseNew.html">Boise</a></li>
                  <li><a href="/idaho/meridianNew.html">Meridian</a></li>
                </ul>
              </li>
              <li><a href="#" class="MenuBarItemSubmenu">Illinois</a>
                <ul>
                  <li><a href="/illinois/rosemontNew.html">Rosemont</a></li>
                  <li><a href="/illinois/schaumburgNew.html">Schaumburg</a></li>
                  <li><a href="/illinois/wheelingNew.html">Wheeling</a></li>
                </ul>
              </li>
              <li><a href="#" class="MenuBarItemSubmenu">Indiana</a>
                <ul>
                  <li><a href="/indiana/fishersNew.html">Fishers</a></li>
                  <li><a href="/indiana/indianapolisNew.html">Indianapolis</a></li>
                </ul>
              </li>
              <li><a href="#" class="MenuBarItemSubmenu">Oregon</a>
                <ul>
                  <li><a href="/oregon/clackamasNew.html">Clackamas</a></li>
                  <li><a href="/oregon/salemNew.html">Salem</a></li>
                </ul>
              </li>
              <li><a href="#" class="MenuBarItemSubmenu">Washington</a>
                <ul>
                  <li><a href="/washington/kentNew.html">Kent</a></li>
                  <li><a href="/washington/laceyNew.html">Lacey</a></li>
                  <li><a href="/washington/lakewoodNew.html">Lakewood</a></li>
                  <li><a href="/washington/puyallup-southHill-NEW.html">Puyallup South Hill Mall</a></li>
                  <li><a href="/washington/puyallup-Sunrise-New.html">Puyallup Sunrise Village</a></li>
                  <li><a href="/washington/northgateNew.html">Seattle Northgate</a></li>
                  <li><a href="/washington/seattleNew.html">Seattle University Village</a></li>
                  <li><a href="/washington/tacomaNew.html">Tacoma</a></li>
                </ul>
              </li>
            </ul>
          </li>
          <li><a class="MenuBarItemSubmenu" href="#">PROMOS</a>
            <ul>
              <li><a href="/drink_specials.shtml">Drink Promos</a>              </li>
              <li><a href="/food_specials.shtml">Food Promos</a></li>
</ul>
          </li>
          <li><a href="/news.shtml">RAM NEWS</a></li>
          <li><a href="/about.shtml">ABOUT US</a></li>
          <li><a href="#" class="MenuBarItemSubmenu">CONTACT US</a>
            <ul>
              <li><a href="/contact.shtml">General Info</a></li>
              <li><a href="/employment.shtml">Careers</a></li>
              <li><a href="/comments.shtml">Comments</a></li>
            </ul>
          </li>
          <li><a href="/banquets.shtml" class="MenuBarItemSubmenu">BANQUETS</a>
            <ul>
              <li><a href="/banquets.shtml">Banquets</a></li>
              <li><a href="/banquets-catering.shtml">Off-Site Catering</a></li>
            </ul>
          </li>
        </ul></th>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <th colspan="4" align="center" valign="middle" scope="col"><img src="/RamWebsite_NEW/images/redbar.gif" width="900" height="11" /></th>
      </tr>
    </table>
</div>
<div id="body">
<table width="900" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
    <tr>
      <th height="300" valign="top" scope="col"><table width="900" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
        <tr>
          <th width="225" align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#000000" scope="col">adfadsfds</th>
          <th width="675" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" scope="col">
            <p><img src="/images/aboutus2.jpg" width="675" height="300" /></p>
            <p class="foodNameDesc">adfadslkj</p>
          </th>
        </tr>
      </table></th>
    </tr>
</table>
</div>
<div id="bottomMenuSubPg">
<table width="900" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
    <tr>
      <th width="200" align="center" scope="col"><a href="#" onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore()" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('Menu','','/RamWebsite_NEW/images/Menu_rollover.jpg',1)"><img src="/RamWebsite_NEW/images/Menu.jpg" alt="Menu" name="Menu" width="212" height="125" hspace="6" border="0" id="Menu" /></a></th>
      <th width="200" align="center" scope="col"><a href="#" onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore()" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('Big Horn Beer','','/RamWebsite_NEW/images/BeerLink2_rollover.jpg',1)"><img src="/RamWebsite_NEW/images/BeerLink2.jpg" alt="Big Horn Beer" name="Big Horn Beer" width="212" height="125" hspace="6" border="0" id="Big Horn Beer" /></a></th>
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      <th width="200" align="center" scope="col"><a href="#" onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore()" onmouseover="MM_swapImage('Gift Cards','','/RamWebsite_NEW/images/GiftCards_rollover.jpg',1)"><img src="/RamWebsite_NEW/images/GiftCards.jpg" alt="Gift Cards" name="Gift Cards" width="212" height="125" hspace="6" border="0" id="Gift Cards" /></a></th>
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</table>
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You have your image in the 'body editable region' wrapped in <p></p> tags (paragraph tags). <p> tags have padding and margin set on them by default.
<p><img src="/images/aboutus2.jpg" width="675" height="300" /></p>
You can either just remove the <p></p> tags or you can zero out the padding and margin:
p {
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
Unfortuanately the above will target every paragraph on your page which might not be desirable so I would just remove the <p> tags as it is not necessary to wrap an image in them.
If you do want to keep the <p> tags then use some inline css to specifically remove the padding and margin on that particular one:
<p style="padding: 0; margin: 0;"><img src="/images/aboutus2.jpg" width="675" height="300" /></p>

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