Help a Newbie - MySql Result in textarea

I have a script to display mysql query results in a table. I'd like to
display the results in a scrollable textarea. Is there a way to do
this? TIA

On 2004-01-13, MrWium <mrwium@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I have a script to display mysql query results in a table. I'd like to
> display the results in a scrollable textarea. Is there a way to do
> this? TIA

You need a group about (x)html and/or css.
textarea { overflow: scroll; }


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MrWium wrote:
> I have a script to display mysql query results in a table. I'd like to
> display the results in a scrollable textarea. Is there a way to do
> this? TIA

Certainly. Just make sure to escape the data carefully. I use something
like this:

echo "<textarea rows=\"8\" cols=\"45\">";
if(isset($existingvalue))
echo htmlspecialchars(stripslashes($existingvalue));
echo "</textarea>";

That will put the value of the variable into a textarea, as used in a form.

If you don't want a form object, go find out about the iframe element
(though I don't like the iframe element much). Otherwise you'll need to
use JavaScript (evil, evil) to write a scrolling layer object to put
text into. And that will be guaranteed to not work on most browsers (did
I mention that JavaScript is evil?).
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Robert Downes <nospamplease@see.my.signature.con> wrote in message news:<40046b7e$0$61071$65c69314@mercury.nildram.ne t>...
> MrWium wrote:
> > I have a script to display mysql query results in a table. I'd like to
> > display the results in a scrollable textarea. Is there a way to do
> > this? TIA
>
> Certainly. Just make sure to escape the data carefully. I use something
> like this:
>
> echo "<textarea rows=\"8\" cols=\"45\">";
> if(isset($existingvalue))
> echo htmlspecialchars(stripslashes($existingvalue));
> echo "</textarea>";
>
> That will put the value of the variable into a textarea, as used in a form.
>
> If you don't want a form object, go find out about the iframe element
> (though I don't like the iframe element much). Otherwise you'll need to
> use JavaScript (evil, evil) to write a scrolling layer object to put
> text into. And that will be guaranteed to not work on most browsers (did
> I mention that JavaScript is evil?).

Thanks to all for the help. All the best. Mr. Wium