Index: fp_TableContainer.cpp
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RCS file: /cvsroot/abi/src/text/fmt/xp/fp_TableContainer.cpp,v
retrieving revision 1.110.2.5
diff -u -r1.110.2.5 fp_TableContainer.cpp
--- fp_TableContainer.cpp	4 Jun 2004 17:25:50 -0000	1.110.2.5
+++ fp_TableContainer.cpp	21 Aug 2004 18:45:15 -0000
@@ -206,11 +206,12 @@
 		UT_DEBUGMSG(("getColumn in nested table \n"));
 	}
 	bool bStop = false;
+	fp_CellContainer * pCell = NULL;
 	fp_Column * pCol = NULL;
 	//
 	// Now FIXED for nested tables off first page
 	//
-	while(pBroke->isThisBroken() && !bStop)
+	while(pBroke && pBroke->isThisBroken() && !bStop)
 	{
 		fp_Container * pCon = pBroke->getContainer();
 		if(pCon->getContainerType() == FP_CONTAINER_COLUMN)
@@ -220,10 +221,18 @@
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			fp_CellContainer * pCell = static_cast<fp_CellContainer *>(pBroke->getContainer());
+			pCell = static_cast<fp_CellContainer *>(pBroke->getContainer());
 			UT_ASSERT(pCell->getContainerType() == FP_CONTAINER_CELL);
 			pBroke = pCell->getBrokenTable(static_cast<fp_Container *>(pBroke));		}
 	}
+ 	if(pCell && (pBroke == NULL))
+ 	{
+ 		return static_cast<fp_Column *>(static_cast<fp_Container *>(pCell)->getColumn());
+ 	}
+ 	else if(pBroke == NULL)
+ 	{
+ 		return NULL;
+    }
 	if(!bStop)
 	{
 		pCol = static_cast<fp_Column *>(pBroke->getContainer());