This patch is to add "nil" to table borders, this is different from "none" - see enumerations.

This patch also adds the ability to set a row to be a table header and have that header repeated on every page.

Patch provided by bbc_ben

DocX/HelperFunctions.cs

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ using System.Reflection;
 using System.Security.Principal;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Xml.Linq;
+using System.Xml;
 
 namespace Novacode
 {
@@ -395,7 +396,17 @@ namespace Novacode
             );
         }
 
-        internal static XElement CreateTable(int rowCount, int columnCount)
+        internal static XElement CreateTable(int rowCount, int columnCount)
+		{
+			int[] columnWidths = new int[columnCount];
+			for (int i = 0; i < columnCount; i++)
+			{
+				columnWidths[i] = 2310;
+			}
+			return CreateTable(rowCount, columnWidths);
+		}
+
+		internal static XElement CreateTable(int rowCount, int[] columnWidths)
         {
             XElement newTable =
             new XElement
@@ -411,8 +422,8 @@ namespace Novacode
             );
 
             XElement tableGrid = new XElement(XName.Get("tblGrid", DocX.w.NamespaceName));
-            for (int i = 0; i < columnCount; i++)
-                tableGrid.Add(new XElement(XName.Get("gridCol", DocX.w.NamespaceName), new XAttribute(XName.Get("w", DocX.w.NamespaceName), "2310")));
+            for (int i = 0; i < columnWidths.Length; i++)
+                tableGrid.Add(new XElement(XName.Get("gridCol", DocX.w.NamespaceName), new XAttribute(XName.Get("w", DocX.w.NamespaceName), XmlConvert.ToString(columnWidths[i]))));
 
             newTable.Add(tableGrid);
 
@@ -420,7 +431,7 @@ namespace Novacode
             {
                 XElement row = new XElement(XName.Get("tr", DocX.w.NamespaceName));
 
-                for (int j = 0; j < columnCount; j++)
+                for (int j = 0; j < columnWidths.Length; j++)
                 {
                     XElement cell = CreateTableCell();
                     row.Add(cell);

DocX/Table.cs

@@ -1797,77 +1797,80 @@ namespace Novacode
         /// </example>
         /// <param name="borderType">The table border to set</param>
         /// <param name="border">Border object to set the table border</param>
-        public void SetBorder(TableBorderType borderType, Border border)
-        {
-            /*
-             * Get the tblPr (table properties) element for this Table,
-             * null will be return if no such element exists.
-             */
-            XElement tblPr = Xml.Element(XName.Get("tblPr", DocX.w.NamespaceName));
-            if (tblPr == null)
-            {
-                Xml.SetElementValue(XName.Get("tblPr", DocX.w.NamespaceName), string.Empty);
-                tblPr = Xml.Element(XName.Get("tblPr", DocX.w.NamespaceName));
-            }
-
-            /*
-             * Get the tblBorders (table borders) element for this Table,
-             * null will be return if no such element exists.
-             */
-            XElement tblBorders = tblPr.Element(XName.Get("tblBorders", DocX.w.NamespaceName));
-            if (tblBorders == null)
-            {
-                tblPr.SetElementValue(XName.Get("tblBorders", DocX.w.NamespaceName), string.Empty);
-                tblBorders = tblPr.Element(XName.Get("tblBorders", DocX.w.NamespaceName));
-            }
-
-            /*
-             * Get the 'borderType' (table border) element for this Table,
-             * null will be return if no such element exists.
-             */
-            string tbordertype;
-            tbordertype = borderType.ToString();
-            // only lower the first char of string (because of insideH and insideV)
-            tbordertype = tbordertype.Substring(0, 1).ToLower() + tbordertype.Substring(1);
-
-            XElement tblBorderType = tblBorders.Element(XName.Get(borderType.ToString(), DocX.w.NamespaceName));
-            if (tblBorderType == null)
-            {
-                tblBorders.SetElementValue(XName.Get(tbordertype, DocX.w.NamespaceName), string.Empty);
-                tblBorderType = tblBorders.Element(XName.Get(tbordertype, DocX.w.NamespaceName));
-            }
-
-            // get string value of border style
-            string borderstyle = border.Tcbs.ToString().Substring(5);
-            borderstyle = borderstyle.Substring(0, 1).ToLower() + borderstyle.Substring(1);
-
-            // The val attribute is used for the border style
-            tblBorderType.SetAttributeValue(XName.Get("val", DocX.w.NamespaceName), borderstyle);
-
-            int size;
-            switch (border.Size)
-            {
-                case BorderSize.one: size = 2; break;
-                case BorderSize.two: size = 4; break;
-                case BorderSize.three: size = 6; break;
-                case BorderSize.four: size = 8; break;
-                case BorderSize.five: size = 12; break;
-                case BorderSize.six: size = 18; break;
-                case BorderSize.seven: size = 24; break;
-                case BorderSize.eight: size = 36; break;
-                case BorderSize.nine: size = 48; break;
-                default: size = 2; break;
-            }
-
-            // The sz attribute is used for the border size
-            tblBorderType.SetAttributeValue(XName.Get("sz", DocX.w.NamespaceName), (size).ToString());
-
-            // The space attribute is used for the cell spacing (probably '0')
-            tblBorderType.SetAttributeValue(XName.Get("space", DocX.w.NamespaceName), (border.Space).ToString());
-
-            // The color attribute is used for the border color
-            tblBorderType.SetAttributeValue(XName.Get("color", DocX.w.NamespaceName), ColorTranslator.ToHtml(border.Color));
-        }
+ 		public void SetBorder(TableBorderType borderType, Border border)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * Get the tblPr (table properties) element for this Table,
+			 * null will be return if no such element exists.
+			 */
+			XElement tblPr = Xml.Element(XName.Get("tblPr", DocX.w.NamespaceName));
+			if (tblPr == null)
+			{
+				Xml.SetElementValue(XName.Get("tblPr", DocX.w.NamespaceName), string.Empty);
+				tblPr = Xml.Element(XName.Get("tblPr", DocX.w.NamespaceName));
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * Get the tblBorders (table borders) element for this Table,
+			 * null will be return if no such element exists.
+			 */
+			XElement tblBorders = tblPr.Element(XName.Get("tblBorders", DocX.w.NamespaceName));
+			if (tblBorders == null)
+			{
+				tblPr.SetElementValue(XName.Get("tblBorders", DocX.w.NamespaceName), string.Empty);
+				tblBorders = tblPr.Element(XName.Get("tblBorders", DocX.w.NamespaceName));
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * Get the 'borderType' (table border) element for this Table,
+			 * null will be return if no such element exists.
+			 */
+			string tbordertype;
+			tbordertype = borderType.ToString();
+			// only lower the first char of string (because of insideH and insideV)
+			tbordertype = tbordertype.Substring(0, 1).ToLower() + tbordertype.Substring(1);
+
+			XElement tblBorderType = tblBorders.Element(XName.Get(borderType.ToString(), DocX.w.NamespaceName));
+			if (tblBorderType == null)
+			{
+				tblBorders.SetElementValue(XName.Get(tbordertype, DocX.w.NamespaceName), string.Empty);
+				tblBorderType = tblBorders.Element(XName.Get(tbordertype, DocX.w.NamespaceName));
+			}
+
+			// get string value of border style
+			string borderstyle = border.Tcbs.ToString().Substring(5);
+			borderstyle = borderstyle.Substring(0, 1).ToLower() + borderstyle.Substring(1);
+
+			// The val attribute is used for the border style
+			tblBorderType.SetAttributeValue(XName.Get("val", DocX.w.NamespaceName), borderstyle);
+
+			if (border.Tcbs != BorderStyle.Tcbs_nil)
+			{
+				int size;
+				switch (border.Size)
+				{
+					case BorderSize.one: size = 2; break;
+					case BorderSize.two: size = 4; break;
+					case BorderSize.three: size = 6; break;
+					case BorderSize.four: size = 8; break;
+					case BorderSize.five: size = 12; break;
+					case BorderSize.six: size = 18; break;
+					case BorderSize.seven: size = 24; break;
+					case BorderSize.eight: size = 36; break;
+					case BorderSize.nine: size = 48; break;
+					default: size = 2; break;
+				}
+
+				// The sz attribute is used for the border size
+				tblBorderType.SetAttributeValue(XName.Get("sz", DocX.w.NamespaceName), (size).ToString());
+
+				// The space attribute is used for the cell spacing (probably '0')
+				tblBorderType.SetAttributeValue(XName.Get("space", DocX.w.NamespaceName), (border.Space).ToString());
+
+				// The color attribute is used for the border color
+				tblBorderType.SetAttributeValue(XName.Get("color", DocX.w.NamespaceName), ColorTranslator.ToHtml(border.Color));
+			}
+		}
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Get a table border
@@ -2179,7 +2182,45 @@ namespace Novacode
             }
         }
 
-                
+        /// <summary>
+		/// Set to true to make this row the table header row that will be repeated on each page
+		/// </summary>
+		public bool TableHeader
+		{
+			get
+			{
+				XElement trPr = Xml.Element(XName.Get("trPr", DocX.w.NamespaceName));
+				XElement tblHeader = trPr.Element(XName.Get("tblHeader", DocX.w.NamespaceName));
+				if (tblHeader == null)
+				{
+					return false;
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					return true;
+				}
+			}
+			set
+			{
+				XElement trPr = Xml.Element(XName.Get("trPr", DocX.w.NamespaceName));
+				if (trPr == null)
+				{
+					Xml.SetElementValue(XName.Get("trPr", DocX.w.NamespaceName), string.Empty);
+					trPr = Xml.Element(XName.Get("trPr", DocX.w.NamespaceName));
+				}
+				XElement tblHeader = trPr.Element(XName.Get("tblHeader", DocX.w.NamespaceName));
+				if (tblHeader == null && value)
+				{
+					trPr.SetElementValue(XName.Get("tblHeader", DocX.w.NamespaceName), string.Empty);
+				}
+				if (tblHeader != null && !value)
+				{
+					tblHeader.Remove();
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		
+        
         /// <summary>
         /// Allow row to break across pages. 
         /// The default value is true: Word will break the contents of the row across pages. 

DocX/_Enumerations.cs

@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@
     Tcbs_threeDEmboss,
     Tcbs_threeDEngrave,
     Tcbs_outset,
-    Tcbs_inset
+    Tcbs_inset,
+	Tcbs_nil
   }
 
   /// <summary>