diff --git a/gluon/sqlhtml.py b/gluon/sqlhtml.py
index 5cdb9147..23b9642e 100644
--- a/gluon/sqlhtml.py
+++ b/gluon/sqlhtml.py
@@ -2476,7 +2476,8 @@ class SQLFORM(FORM):
response.headers['Content-Type'] = oExp.content_type
response.headers['Content-Disposition'] = \
'attachment;filename=' + filename + ';'
- raise HTTP(200, oExp.export(), **response.headers)
+ document = oExp.export(maxtextlength) if oExp.__class__.__name__== 'ExporterHTML' else oExp.export()
+ raise HTTP(200, document, **response.headers)
elif request.vars.records and not isinstance(
request.vars.records, list):
@@ -3549,9 +3550,9 @@ class ExporterHTML(ExportClass):
def __init__(self, rows):
ExportClass.__init__(self, rows)
- def export(self):
- xml = self.rows.xml() if self.rows else ''
- return '\n\n\n\n\n%s\n\n' % (xml or '')
+ def export(self, truncate=16):
+ table = SQLTABLE(self.rows, truncate=truncate) if self.rows else ''
+ return '\n\n\n\n\n%s\n\n' % (table or '')
class ExporterXML(ExportClass):