Question : Always view the last row of a textarea box

Hi,

In an HTA application, as I go through various tasks, I append status information to the bottom of a textarea box. So the textarea box is used for displaying text information only (readOnly="yes" and tabIndex="-1").

This is the textarea element:
<textarea name="textareaStatus" rows="10" cols="80" readOnly="yes" tabIndex="-1"></textarea>

Right after the entries surpass the rows I set (10th rows), all new status text are hidden from user to view, as I can only see the first 10 row of information. I'll need to constantly scroll all the way down to view last row's information.

Is there a way to always keep the last row in a textarea box in view? In my HTA app I'm using VBScript, so I would prefer solution/suggestions in VBScript.

Thanks!

Answer : Always view the last row of a textarea box

Hi, when you update the text area, try using:
txt_status.doScroll("scrollbarPageDown")

after the text addition, to make the text box scroll to the bottom.

Regards,

Rob.