Hi

I have this drop down select box with some really long entries in it. I would prefer a shorter box with wrapped entries if possible does anyone know any tricks to achive this. I have worked out things like colour & style of font & background etc etc just not something like wrap.

thanks

as for i remember, you cannot wrap things inside a select. unless u give them shorter names..

sorry

what about if i try to trim or strip the text down in some way like using left in javascript except i need a vbscript method as i am doing ASP.

???

thanks tonya

Hmm.... Afraid I don't know vbscript but if each piece of text were in a variable I would do this:

if length(variable) > x {
variable = first x characters of variable + "..."
}
where x is the maximum length you want

I do have the PHP code for that somewhere if its of any help....

thanks that gives me a direction to move in.

PHP is the unic linux version of asp isnt it?

probably written in something more complex than vb script & i dont know perl or C or whatever so thanks for offer but will have to try the javascript route & maybe i will work out vb method.

the list box isnt hardcoded its drawn from a databse using asp but i may be able to slide some java in somehow

cheers anyway duck

x