Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ Empty page inserted before supertabular table

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When generating a PDF from the following code, LaTeX sometimes inserts a blank page before the supertabular. I can resolve the problem by changing the linespread to 1.0, but I need the current spacing for this report as the formatting needs to match the other reports I must generate. This report gets generated automatically, so massaging the content is not an option for me. Any ideas as to how to prevent LaTeX from inserting the empty page?

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\documentclass[landscape, 10pt]{article}
\usepackage{supertabular}
\usepackage[top=1cm, bottom=2cm, left=1cm, right=1cm]{geometry}
\usepackage{color}
\usepackage{colortbl}
\usepackage{multirow}
\usepackage{lastpage}
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\usepackage{setspace}
\linespread{1.2}

\begin{document}
\pagestyle{fancy}
\fancyhead{}
\fancyfoot{}
\renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0.0pt}
\fancyfoot[L]{\today}
\fancyfoot[R]{\thepage \ of \pageref{LastPage}}

\tablefirsthead{%
\multicolumn{7}{l}{\textbf{Total Dollars and Hours By Period \begin{normalsize}- XXX - From 2007-08-14 to 2009-08-25\end{normalsize} (continued)}} \\ 
\hline
\textbf{Task} & \textbf{Title} & \textbf{Start Date} & \textbf{Stop Date} & \textbf{Total Hours} & \textbf{Total Cost} & \textbf{Total Admin Cost} \\
\hline}

\tablehead{%
\multicolumn{7}{l}{\textbf{Total Dollars and Hours By Period \begin{normalsize}- XXX - From 2007-08-14 to 2009-08-25\end{normalsize} (continued)}} \\ 
\hline
\textbf{Task} & \textbf{Title} & \textbf{Task Start Date} & \textbf{Task Stop Date} & \textbf{Total Hours} & \textbf{Total Cost} & \textbf{Total Admin Cost} \\
\hline}
\begin{supertabular}{c p{8cm} c c r r r }
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xxxx & aaaaaaaaa aaaaaaa aaaaaasss sssssss ssssssssss sssssss aa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa & 2007-08-26 & 2009-08-24 & 40.00 & \$40.00 & \$40.00 \\ 
xxxx & aaaaaaaaa aaaaaaa aaaaaasss sssssss ssssssssss sssssss aa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa & 2007-08-26 & 2009-08-24 & 40.00 & \$40.00 & \$40.00 \\ 
xxxx & aaaaaaaaa aaaaaaa aaaaaasss sssssss ssssssssss sssssss aa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa & 2007-08-26 & 2009-08-24 & 40.00 & \$40.00 & \$40.00 \\ 
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xxxx & aaaaaaaaa aaaaaaa aaaaaasss sssssss ssssssssss sssssss aa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa & 2007-08-26 & 2009-08-24 & 40.00 & \$40.00 & \$40.00 \\ 
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xxxx & aaaaaaaaa aaaaaaa aaaaaasss sssssss ssssssssss sssssss aa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa & 2007-08-26 & 2009-08-24 & 40.00 & \$40.00 & \$40.00 \\ 
xxxx & aaaaaaaaa aaaaaaa aaaaaasss sssssss ssssssssss sssssss aa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa & 2007-08-26 & 2009-08-24 & 40.00 & \$40.00 & \$40.00 \\ 
xxxx & aaaaaaaaa aaaaaaa aaaaaasss sssssss ssssssssss sssssss aa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa & 2007-08-26 & 2009-08-24 & 40.00 & \$40.00 & \$40.00 \\ 
xxxx & aaaaaaaaa aaaaaaa aaaaaasss sssssss ssssssssss sssssss aa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa & 2007-08-26 & 2009-08-24 & 40.00 & \$40.00 & \$40.00 \\ 
xxxx & aaaaaaaaa aaaaaaa aaaaaasss sssssss ssssssssss sssssss aa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa & 2007-08-26 & 2009-08-24 & 40.00 & \$40.00 & \$40.00 \\ 
xxxx & aaaaaaaaa aaaaaaa aaaaaasss sssssss ssssssssss sssssss aa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa & 2007-08-26 & 2009-08-24 & 40.00 & \$40.00 & \$40.00 \\ 
xxxx & aaaaaaaaa aaaaaaa aaaaaasss sssssss ssssssssss sssssss aa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa & 2007-08-26 & 2009-08-24 & 40.00 & \$40.00 & \$40.00 \\ 
xxxx & aaaaaaaaa aaaaaaa aaaaaasss sssssss ssssssssss sssssss aa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa & 2007-08-26 & 2009-08-24 & 40.00 & \$40.00 & \$40.00 \\ 
xxxx & aaaaaaaaa aaaaaaa aaaaaasss sssssss ssssssssss sssssss aa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa & 2007-08-26 & 2009-08-24 & 40.00 & \$40.00 & \$40.00 \\ 
xxxx & aaaaaaaaa aaaaaaa aaaaaasss sssssss ssssssssss sssssss aa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa & 2007-08-26 & 2009-08-24 & 40.00 & \$40.00 & \$40.00 \\ 
xxxx & aaaaaaaaa aaaaaaa aaaaaasss sssssss ssssssssss sssssss aa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa & 2007-08-26 & 2009-08-24 & 40.00 & \$40.00 & \$40.00 \\
xxxx & aaaaaaaaa aaaaaaa aaaaaasss sssssss ssssssssss sssssss aa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa & 2007-08-26 & 2009-08-24 & 40.00 & \$40.00 & \$40.00 \\
xxxx & aaaaaaaaa aaaaaaa aaaaaasss sssssss ssssssssss sssssss aa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa & 2007-08-26 & 2009-08-24 & 40.00 & \$40.00 & \$40.00 \\
xxxx & aaaaaaaaa aaaaaaa aaaaaasss sssssss ssssssssss sssssss aa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa & 2007-08-26 & 2009-08-24 & 40.00 & \$40.00 & \$40.00 \\
xxxx & aaaaaaaaa aaaaaaa aaaaaasss sssssss ssssssssss sssssss aa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa & 2007-08-26 & 2009-08-24 & 40.00 & \$40.00 & \$40.00 \\
\end{supertabular}
\pagebreak
\end{document}

[gmedina]

Hi,

the supertabular documentation (page 2) gives a solution:

...shrink the allowed height of the table with the command \shrinkheight{...pt} after the first \\ of the supertabular.

[account.nospam]

That worked. Thanks! I completely misunderstood the documentation.