I have multi-row readonly textareas on my HTML form. I'd like to suppress the vertical scroll bar that's automatically generated - it's looks bad and doesn't function anyway. Is there a STYLE element I can reference in HTML (I'm NOT using CSS - I'm looking for an element of the STYLE element that can be embedded in the HTML itself) or a way to reference the field from VBScript that would remove the scroll bar?

I'm afraid that you misunderstand what the HTML "style" is a little. The style attribute itself is HTML. But its value is CSS. What you are looking for is "overflow: hidden" or safer "overflow: auto". Which is CSS. :)
http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS2/visufx...opdef-overflow

But CSS can be used inline with help of the style attribute.
http://www.htmlhelp.com/reference/css/style-html.html

So:
<textarea style="overflow: auto">

Works in IE and Moz based browsers but not in Opera (I think). This is very clumsy though, compared to a linked style sheet or at least an embedded style block if you use CSS in more than one or two places.

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I suppose I do misunderstand "style" in all its various incarnations. As a VB programmer, I'm used to simply referencing a property to set a state and having to know all the various possible properties and values and what they mean (what does "overflow" have to do with scrolling, for example - in VB it couldn't be more intuitive, I simply reference a Scroll property) isn't an issue. Using HTML is like programming in the days before windows!

In any case, though, you have solved my problem and without forcing me to create a Style Sheet (considered a no-no here) or do it Java. Browser based limitations aren't an issue for me - we're all on IE here. Thanks!

Ah, but HTML isn't programming. CSS is more command like in its structure though. It's just that you have to know what you look for. No overflow = no scrollbars. Clear as crystal! :D

BTW, think of CSS more like RegExp. You write a rule that matches a structure throughout your document(s). When you don't inline it, of course.

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If I'm understanding you correctly then, if I'm doing this repeatedly, I should create a stylesheet and the values supplied will apply to all of the referenced objects? IOW, I would set the overflow element once and it would be automatically applied? In this instance, I'm not sure it makes much of a difference because the HTML is being generated by ASP VB, but I can see where this might come in handy when laying out complicated forms by hand.

Thanks again for your assistance. More often than not, my problem is just figuring out WHAT to search for - hence the complaint about non-intuitive keywords.

Yes, that is correct. In more pure CSS it could look something like this:

/* Applies to all textareas */
textarea { overflow: auto }

/* Applies only to textareas with the class foo */
textarea.foo { overflow: auto }

/* Applies to all and any element with the class foo (if applicable) */
.foo { overflow: auto }

/* Applies only to textareas that is contained within an element with id bar */
#bar textarea.foo { overflow: auto }

Looking more appetizing now? :)I think something can be gained even if the bulk of the markup is generated server side. You don't need to go in and change your script just because you want to change how something looks for instance. Change one line - change your whole site.

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Unfortunately CSSs are frowned upon bcause of difficulty caused with Assitive Technology applications. But for my personal projects, I could see where CSSs might come in handy, such as in the example you provided. Thanks again!

Thanks a milion for that tip meow!

Oh, and one more thing, the overflow dose not work on Opera v9.02, I am currently downloading v9.10. I will post results.

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It dose not work in Opera v9.10 either.