This is my table and I want to put the second table beside the first table but when I tried it nothing happen and also how can I make my table in the same width as the second table I tried to add width, but the table cannot sync together
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and this is my code
<table border="1" bordercolor="#336699" align="center">
<!-- TABLE -->
<tr>
<td><b>LAST NAME:<b></td>
<td><input type="text" name="lname"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>FIRST NAME:</b></td>
<td><input type="text" name="fname"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>MIDDLE NAME:<b></td>
<td><input type="text" name="mname"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>COURSE:</b></td>
<td>
<select name="course">
<option value="BSCS">BSCS</option>
<option value="BSIT">BSIT</option>
<option value="BSCE">BSCE</option>
<option value="BSEMC">BSEMC</option>
</select>
</tr>
</div>
</div>
<!-- TABLE 2 -->
<table border="1" bordercolor="#336699" align="center">
<tr>
<td><b>SEX:</b></td>
<td>
<select name="gender">
<option value="FEMALE">FEMALE</option>
<option value="MALE">MALE</option>
</select>
<tr>
<td><b>AGE:<b></td>
<td><input type="text" name="age"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>CONTACT NUMBER:<b></td>
<td><input type="text" name="cp"></td>
</tr>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><label for="birthday"><b>BIRTHDAY:</b></label>
</td>
<td><input type="date" name="birthday"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>FATHER NAME:<b></td>
<td><input type="text" name="ffname"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>MOTHER NAME:<b></td>
<td><input type="text" name="mmname"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>GUARDIAN NAME:<b></td>
<td><input type="text" name="mmname"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>ADDRESS:<b></td>
<td><textarea name="w3review" rows="3" cols="15">
</textarea>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2"><center><input type="submit" value="Save">
<input type="reset" value="clear"></center>
</td>
</tr>
You had a wrong HTML structure.
To put them the way you wanted you need to wrap the two tables with a div. I call it a container. And set a CSS rule "display: flex"
.container {
display: flex
}
<div class="container">
<table border="1" bordercolor="#336699" align="center">
<tr>
<td><b>LAST NAME:</b></td>
<td><input type="text" name="lname" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>FIRST NAME:</b></td>
<td><input type="text" name="fname" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>MIDDLE NAME:</b></td>
<td><input type="text" name="mname" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>COURSE:</b></td>
<td>
<select name="course">
<option value="BSCS">BSCS</option>
<option value="BSIT">BSIT</option>
<option value="BSCE">BSCE</option>
<option value="BSEMC">BSEMC</option>
</select>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- TABLE 2 -->
<table bordercolor="#336699" align="center">
<tr>
<td><b>SEX:</b></td>
<td>
<select name="gender">
<option value="FEMALE">FEMALE</option>
<option value="MALE">MALE</option>
</select>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>AGE:</b></td>
<td><input type="text" name="age" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>CONTACT NUMBER:</b></td>
<td><input type="text" name="cp" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<label for="birthday"><b>BIRTHDAY:</b></label>
</td>
<td><input type="date" name="birthday" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>FATHER NAME:</b></td>
<td><input type="text" name="ffname" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>MOTHER NAME:</b></td>
<td><input type="text" name="mmname" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>GUARDIAN NAME:</b></td>
<td><input type="text" name="mmname" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>ADDRESS:</b></td>
<td><textarea name="w3review" rows="3" cols="15"> </textarea></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
<center><input type="submit" value="Save" /> <input type="reset" value="clear" /></center>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
I'm trying to change the alignment of specific columns of text to the right. Tried using class and it does not work. I even tried to use id element and it does not work either.
Code:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf=8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css">
<title>Book Ordering System</title>
</head>
<style>
.top-bottom {
background-color: skyblue;
}
.total_column {
background-color: silver;
}
.all:hover {
background-color: yellow;
}
</style>
<body>
<h1>Book Ordering System</h1>
<table border="2">
<form method="post" action="file.php">
<tr style="font-weight:bold" ; class="top-bottom all">
<td>No.</td>
<td>Book Title</td>
<td>Author</td>
<td>Category</td>
<td>Unit Price</td>
<td>Quantity</td>
<td>Total</td>
</tr>
<tr class="all">
<td>1</td>
<td>
<label for="sec1"></label>
<input type="text" name="sec1" id="sec1" value="" />
</td>
<td>
<label for="sec1.1"></label>
<input type="text" name="sec1.1" id="sec1.1" value="" />
</td>
<td>
<select name="category" id="category">
<option value="choose">Please choose the category...</option>
<option value="biz">Business</option>
<option value="fiction">Fiction</option>
<option value="maths">Mathematics</option>
<option value="tech">Technology</option>
</select>
</td>
<td>
<label for="sec1.2"></label>
<input type="text" name="sec1.2" id="sec1.2" value="0.00" />
</td>
<td>
<label for="sec1.3"></label>
<input type="text" name="sec1.3" id="sec1.3" value="0" />
</td>
<td>
<label for="sec1.4"></label>
<input type="text" name="sec1.4" id="sec1.4" value="0.00" readonly="readonly" class="total_column" />
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="all">
<td>2</td>
<td>
<label for="sec1"></label>
<input type="text" name="sec1" id="sec1" value="" />
</td>
<td>
<label for="sec1.1"></label>
<input type="text" name="sec1.1" id="sec1.1" value="" />
</td>
<td>
<select name="category" id="category">
<option value="choose">Please choose the category...</option>
<option value="biz">Business</option>
<option value="fiction">Fiction</option>
<option value="maths">Mathematics</option>
<option value="tech">Technology</option>
</select>
</td>
<td>
<label for="sec1.2"></label>
<input type="text" name="sec1.2" id="sec1.2" value="0.00" />
</td>
<td>
<label for="sec1.3"></label>
<input type="text" name="sec1.3" id="sec1.3" value="0" />
</td>
<td>
<label for="sec1.4"></label>
<input type="text" name="sec1.4" id="sec1.4" value="0.00" readonly="readonly" class="total_column " />
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="all">
<td>3</td>
<td>
<label for="sec1"></label>
<input type="text" name="sec1" id="sec1" value="" />
</td>
<td>
<label for="sec1.1"></label>
<input type="text" name="sec1.1" id="sec1.1" value="" />
</td>
<td>
<select name="category" id="category">
<option value="choose">Please choose the category...</option>
<option value="biz">Business</option>
<option value="fiction">Fiction</option>
<option value="maths">Mathematics</option>
<option value="tech">Technology</option>
</select>
</td>
<td>
<label for="sec1.2"></label>
<input type="text" name="sec1.2" id="sec1.2" value="0.00" />
</td>
<td>
<label for="sec1.3"></label>
<input type="text" name="sec1.3" id="sec1.3" value="0" />
</td>
<td>
<label for="sec1.4"></label>
<input type="text" name="sec1.4" id="sec1.4" value="0.00" readonly="readonly" class="total_column" />
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="all">
<td>4</td>
<td>
<label for="sec1"></label>
<input type="text" name="sec1" id="sec1" value="" />
</td>
<td>
<label for="sec1.1"></label>
<input type="text" name="sec1.1" id="sec1.1" value="" />
</td>
<td>
<select name="category" id="category">
<option value="choose">Please choose the category...</option>
<option value="biz">Business</option>
<option value="fiction">Fiction</option>
<option value="maths">Mathematics</option>
<option value="tech">Technology</option>
</select>
</td>
<td>
<label for="sec1.2"></label>
<input type="text" name="sec1.2" id="sec1.2" value="0.00" />
</td>
<td>
<label for="sec1.3"></label>
<input type="text" name="sec1.3" id="sec1.3" value="0" />
</td>
<td>
<label for="sec1.4"></label>
<input type="text" name="sec1.4" id="sec1.4" value="0.00" readonly="readonly" class="total_column" />
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="all">
<td>5</td>
<td>
<label for="sec1"></label>
<input type="text" name="sec1" id="sec1" value="" />
</td>
<td>
<label for="sec1.1"></label>
<input type="text" name="sec1.1" id="sec1.1" value="" />
</td>
<td>
<select name="category" id="category">
<option value="choose">Please choose the category...</option>
<option value="biz">Business</option>
<option value="fiction">Fiction</option>
<option value="maths">Mathematics</option>
<option value="tech">Technology</option>
</select>
</td>
<td>
<label for="sec1.2"></label>
<input type="text" name="sec1.2" id="sec1.2" value="0.00" />
</td>
<td>
<label for="sec1.3"></label>
<input type="text" name="sec1.3" id="sec1.3" value="0" />
</td>
<td>
<label for="sec1.4"></label>
<input type="text" name="sec1.4" id="sec1.4" value="0.00" readonly="readonly" class="total_column" />
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="top-bottom all">
<td colspan="5" align="right"><input type="button" onclick="alert('Hello World!')" value="Calculate Grand Total Price"> </td>
<td colspan="2" align="right"><input type="text" name="sec3.1" id="sec3.1" value="0.00" readonly="readonly" /></td>
</tr>
</form>
</table>
</body>
</html>
Result:
The text you are trying to align is inside input fields. You want to align the text instead of the input fields.
td.align-right input {
text-align: right;
}
And then apply class="align-right" to all the td's you want to align right.
Here's my code:
<table>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" style="white-space: nowrap">Field 1: <input type="text" name="member_name" style="width: 100%"/></td>
<td colspan="2" style="white-space: nowrap">Field 2: <input type="text" name="member_name2" style="width: 100%"/></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Phone: <input type="text" name="phone" /></td>
<td>State: <select name="state">
<option value="TX">Texas</option>
</select></td>
<td>Phone: <input type="text" name="phone2" /></td>
<td>State: <select name="state2">
<option value="TX">Texas</option>
</select></td>
</tr>
</table>
The problem is that the <td> elements with white-space set to nowrap extend into the neighboring <td>'s, presumably because of the width: 100% bit in the child <input>.
Any ideas as to how I can fix this?
You can place a div inside td.
use flex to align the elements.
No need of using white-space and width: 100%
.form-control {
display: flex;
}
.form-control input {
flex-grow: 1;
}
<table>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
<div class="form-control">
<label>Field 1: </label>
<input type="text" name="member_name"/>
</div>
</td>
<td colspan="2">
<div class="form-control">
<label>Field 2: </label>
<input type="text" name="member_name"/>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Phone: <input type="text" name="phone" /></td>
<td>State: <select name="state">
<option value="TX">Texas</option>
</select></td>
<td>Phone: <input type="text" name="phone2" /></td>
<td>State: <select name="state2">
<option value="TX">Texas</option>
</select></td>
</tr>
</table>
I am trying to add a drop down box in a table as a part of registration form.
Here is my code below :-
<html>
<body></body>
<h1>Cab</h1>
<TABLE BORDER="0">
<TR>
<TD>Name</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left"><INPUT TYPE="text" SIZE="25" NAME="fname">
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Phone Number</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left"><INPUT TYPE="text" SIZE="25" NAME="phnnum">
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD class = "select">Online Password (Repeated)
<select>
<option value="volvo">Volvo</option>
<option value="saab">Saab</option>
<option value="mercedes">Mercedes</option>
<option value="audi">Audi</option>
</select>
<TD ALIGN="center"></TD>
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="Submit">
<INPUT TYPE="reset" VALUE="Clear">
</html>
When I do this the drop down box doesn't come in a format as the other fields come.
I want the drop down box right below the Text Field above it.
its because you have put "Online Password (Repeated)" text and drop down in a same column td
and the second TD is blank..
<TR>
<TD class = "select">Online Password (Repeated)
<select>
<option value="volvo">Volvo</option>
<option value="saab">Saab</option>
<option value="mercedes">Mercedes</option>
<option value="audi">Audi</option>
</select>
<TD ALIGN="center"></TD>
</TD>
</TR>
replace above code with below
<TR>
<TD class = "select">Online Password (Repeated)
</TD>
<TD ALIGN="center">
<select>
<option value="volvo">Volvo</option>
<option value="saab">Saab</option>
<option value="mercedes">Mercedes</option>
<option value="audi">Audi</option>
</select>
</TD>
</TR>
I hope u can now find where u made mistake
check the jsfiddle
<html>
<body>
<h1>Cab</h1>
<TABLE BORDER="0">
<TR>
<TD>Name</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left">
<INPUT TYPE="text" SIZE="25" NAME="fname">
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Phone Number</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left">
<INPUT TYPE="text" SIZE="25" NAME="phnnum">
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>Online Password (Repeated)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left">
<select>
<option value="volvo">Volvo</option>
<option value="saab">Saab</option>
<option value="mercedes">Mercedes</option>
<option value="audi">Audi</option>
</select>
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="Submit">
<INPUT TYPE="reset" VALUE="Clear">
</body>
</html>
I have a element that is set to contain a table element.
The table element will have anywhere from 0 to upwards of 350 rows.
I thought the easiest way to size this DIV element was to apply the max-height property so the DIV element would grow as content was added and add a scroll bar once the content exceeds the max-height property.
Code:
<div style="max-height:209px;overflow:auto;">
<table>
<tr><td>CONTENT</td></tr>
</table>
</div>
What I get instead is that when the content reaches the max-height limit, instead of applying the overflow property, the div element just keeps growing.
Of course this is only happening in IE7. Firefox and Safari work as designed.
edit: okay, here's the entire HTML page, ctrl+f "distances" for the area that I'm having problems with.
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=EmulateIE7" />
<title>Voyage Planning | Tools | Discharge Ports</title>
<link rel="shortcut icon" type="image/x-icon" href="/vp/favicon.ico" />
<!--[if gte IE 6]><!-->
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/vp/_assets/css/screen.css" media="screen,projection,print" />
<script type="text/javascript" src="/vp/_assets/js/jquery-1.2.3.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="/vp/_assets/js/main.js"></script>
<!--<![endif]-->
</head>
<body>
<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
<!--
function dischargeport_selected()
{
if (document.postform.dpid.value == "")
{ window.location.href = "/vp/tools/dischargeports.asp"; }
else
{ window.location.href = "/vp/tools/dischargeports.asp?dpid=" + document.postform.dpid.value; }
}
function submitform()
{
if (validateform() && confirm("Are you sure you want to update this discharge port?"))
{
document.getElementById("spinner").style.display = "block";
document.getElementById("update").style.display = "none";
document.getElementById("spinner").innerHTML = "<img src='/vp/_assets/img/spinner.gif' alt='' />";
}
else
{ return false; }
}
function validateform()
{
var isformcomplete = true;
message = "The following tasks need to be completed \nbefore continuing:\n\n";
if (document.postform.name.value == "")
{
message += "* Enter the discharge port's name\n";
isformcomplete = false;
}
if (!is_numeric(document.postform.transittime.value))
{
message += "* Transit times must be numeric\n";
isformcomplete = false;
}
if ( !is_numeric($("#port_costs").val()) )
{
message += "* Port costs must be numeric\n";
isformcomplete = false;
}
if (isformcomplete == false)
{
alert(message);
}
return isformcomplete;
}
//-->
</script>
<div id="container">
<div id="content">
<div id="header">
<div id="development">
WEB SERVER:
<span class="highlight"> DEV </span>
SQL SERVER:
<span class="highlight"> DEV </span>
</div>
<span class="logo"><img src="/vp/_assets/img/header/logo.gif" /></span>
<span class="randomPics"><img src="/vp/_assets/img/header/header4.gif" /></span>
</div>
<div class="clear"></div>
<div id="menu">
<span class="nav">
Main Menu >
Tools >
Discharge Ports
</span>
<span class="icons"><img src="/vp/_assets/img/icons/new.gif" alt="New" /><span class="spacer"></span><img src="/vp/_assets/img/icons/logoff.gif" alt="Logoff" /></span>
</div>
<table>
<caption>Edit discharge port</caption>
</table>
<br />
<form method="post" action="/vp/tools/scripts/updatedischargeport.asp" name="postform" onSubmit="return submitform();">
<input type="hidden" name="fromsubmit" value="true" />
<input type="hidden" name="edit" value="true" />
<table class="form fourcolumn">
<tr>
<th><span class="tooltip long" title="To edit an existing discharge port, select one from the drop down list">Discharge ports</span></th>
<td>
<select name="dpid" class="large" onChange="dischargeport_selected();">
<option value="" ></option>
<option value="14" >AG [BUE] BUENOS AIRES</option>
<option value="126" >AG [ZZZ] Test</option>
<option value="107" >AG [ZAR] ZARATE</option>
<option value="4" selected="selected">AL [ALG] ALGERIA</option>
<option value="15" >AR [BUE] BUENOS AIRES</option>
<option value="109" >AR [CAM] CAMPANA</option>
<option value="27" >AR [DEL] DETLA DOCK</option>
<option value="55" >AR [MON] MONTEVIDEO</option>
<option value="108" >AR [ZAR] ZARATE</option>
<option value="3" >AU [ADE] ADELAIDE</option>
<option value="13" >AU [BRI] BRISBANE</option>
<option value="53" >AU [MEL] MELBOURNE</option>
<option value="116" >AU [NWC] NEW CASTLE</option>
<option value="65" >AU [PTK] PORT KEMBLA</option>
<option value="95" >AU [SYD] SYDNEY</option>
<option value="102" >AU [WEL] WELLINGTON</option>
<option value="5" >BL [ANT] ANTOFAGASTA</option>
<option value="8" >BL [ARI] ARICA</option>
<option value="110" >BR [ANG] ANGRA DOS REIS</option>
<option value="7" >BR [ARA] ARATU</option>
<option value="86" >BR [SEP] ITAGUAI</option>
<option value="63" >BR [PAR] PARANAGUA</option>
<option value="76" >BR [REC] RECIFE</option>
<option value="77" >BR [RGR] RIO GRANDE</option>
<option value="114" >BR [SAL] SALVADOR</option>
<option value="81" >BR [SAN] SANTOS</option>
<option value="113" >BR [FRA] SAO FRANCISCO DO SUL</option>
<option value="83" >BR [SAO] SAO SEBASTIAO</option>
<option value="78" >CA [RIJ] RIJEKA</option>
<option value="6" >CH [ANT] ANTOFAGASTA</option>
<option value="9" >CH [ARI] ARICA</option>
<option value="48" >CH [LIR] LIRQUEN</option>
<option value="82" >CH [SAN] SAN ANTONIO</option>
<option value="11" >CL [BAR] BARRANQUILLA</option>
<option value="16" >CL [BUE] BUENAVENTURA</option>
<option value="121" >CL [CAR] CARTAGENA</option>
<option value="25" >CN [DAL] DALIEN</option>
<option value="29" >CN [FNC] FANGCHENG</option>
<option value="120" >CN [LIA] LIANYUNGANG</option>
<option value="60" >CN [NAN] NANJING</option>
<option value="111" >CN [NTG] NANTONG</option>
<option value="73" >CN [QIN] QINHUANGDAO</option>
<option value="87" >CN [SHA] SHANGHAI</option>
<option value="88" >CN [SHE] SHEKOU</option>
<option value="18" >CR [CAL] CALDERA</option>
<option value="80" >DR [RIO] RIO HAINA</option>
<option value="32" >EC [GUA] GUAYAQUIL</option>
<option value="125" >EG [ALX] ALEXANDRIA</option>
<option value="17" >EG [CAI] CAIRO</option>
<option value="2" >ES [ACA] ACAJUTLA</option>
<option value="68" >GU [PTQ] PUERTO QUETAZAL</option>
<option value="69" >HN [PTQ] PUERTO QUETZAL</option>
<option value="36" >ID [JAK] JAKARTA</option>
<option value="40" >ID [KAU] KUATAN</option>
<option value="52" >ID [MED] MEDAN</option>
<option value="85" >ID [SEM] SEMARANG</option>
<option value="94" >ID [SUR] SURABAYA</option>
<option value="19" >IN [CAL] CALCUTTA</option>
<option value="38" >IN [KAN] KANDLA</option>
<option value="33" >IS [HAI] HAIFA</option>
<option value="42" >JM [KIN] KINGSTON</option>
<option value="21" >JP [CHI] CHIBA</option>
<option value="122" >JP [HAK] HAKATA</option>
<option value="41" >JP [KAW] KAWASAKI</option>
<option value="43" >JP [KOK] KOKURA</option>
<option value="49" >JP [MAI] MAIZURU</option>
<option value="54" >JP [MIZ] MIZUSHIMA</option>
<option value="61" >JP [NAN] NAN-YO TOSOH</option>
<option value="119" >JP [NII] NIIHAMA</option>
<option value="123" >JP [ONA] ONAHAMA</option>
<option value="62" >JP [OSA] OSAKA</option>
<option value="89" >JP [SHI] SHIKIMA</option>
<option value="96" >JP [TAC] TACHIBANA</option>
<option value="104" >JP [YOK] YOKKAICHI</option>
<option value="35" >KR [INC] INCHEON</option>
<option value="46" >KR [KUN] KUNSAN</option>
<option value="71" >KR [PUS] PUSAN</option>
<option value="50" >KR [MAI] TRANSHIP TO MAIZURU</option>
<option value="101" >KR [ULS] ULSAN</option>
<option value="12" >ML [BIN] BINTULU</option>
<option value="45" >ML [KUA] KUANTAN</option>
<option value="64" >ML [PAS] PASIR GUDANG</option>
<option value="66" >ML [PTK] PORT KLANG</option>
<option value="58" >MV [MV] MEXICO - VITRO</option>
<option value="59" >MX [MX] MEXICO - NON-VITRO</option>
<option value="47" >NI [LAG] LAGOS</option>
<option value="57" >NZ [MTM] MT MANGANUE</option>
<option value="99" >NZ [TAU] TAURANGA</option>
<option value="103" >NZ [WEL] WELLINGTON</option>
<option value="10" >PA [BAL] BALBOA</option>
<option value="20" >PE [CAL] CALLAO</option>
<option value="72" >PK [QAS] </option>
<option value="39" >PK [KAR] KARACHI</option>
<option value="51" >PL [MAN] MANILA</option>
<option value="30" >PO [GDA] GDANSK</option>
<option value="91" >PO [STE] STETTIN</option>
<option value="84" >PO [SCZ] SZCZECIN</option>
<option value="117" >RA [KLA] KLAIPEDA</option>
<option value="115" >RA [SPT] ST. PETERSBURG</option>
<option value="79" >RJ [RIJ] RIJEKA WAREHOUSE</option>
<option value="23" >SA [CT] CAPE TOWN</option>
<option value="28" >SA [DUR] DURBAN</option>
<option value="90" >SG [SIN] SINGAPORE</option>
<option value="26" >SI [DAM] DAMMAM</option>
<option value="37" >SI [JED] JEDDAH</option>
<option value="74" >SI [RAK] RAK</option>
<option value="92" >TG [SUA] SUAO</option>
<option value="97" >TG [TAI] TAICHUNG</option>
<option value="1" >TH [01] KOS</option>
<option value="44" >TH [KOS] KOSICHANG</option>
<option value="31" >TK [GEM] GEMLIK</option>
<option value="100" >TK [TEK] TEKIRDAG</option>
<option value="70" >TR [PTS] PORT OF SPAIN</option>
<option value="124" >TW [KEE] KEELUNG</option>
<option value="93" >TW [SUA] SUAO</option>
<option value="98" >TW [TAI] TAICHUNG</option>
<option value="75" >UE [RAK] RAS AL KHAIMAH</option>
<option value="56" >UR [MON] MONTEVIDEO</option>
<option value="22" >VN [CL] CAI LAN</option>
<option value="34" >VN [HO] HO CHI MIN</option>
<option value="24" >VZ [CUM] CUMANA</option>
<option value="67" >VZ [PTO] PUERTO CABELLO</option>
</select>
</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr><td class="break" colspan="4"><hr /></td></tr>
<tr>
<th>Country</th>
<td>
<strong>AL [Algeria]</strong>
</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Code</th>
<td>
<strong>ALG</strong>
</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr><td class="break" colspan="4"><hr /></td></tr>
<tr>
<th>Name<span class="required">*</span></th>
<td><input type="text" class="large" name="name" value="ALGERIA" maxlength="30" /></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr><td class="break" colspan="4"><hr /></td></tr>
<tr>
<th>Surveyor</th>
<td><input type="text" class="large" name="surveyor" value="SGS" maxlength="30" /></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Ship agent</th>
<td><input type="text" class="large" name="shipagent" value="EUROMAR" maxlength="30" /></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Transit time</th>
<td><input type="text" class="small" name="transittime" value="0" maxlength="3" /></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr><td class="break" colspan="4"><hr /></td></tr>
<tr>
<th>Port costs</th>
<td><input type="text" class="small" name="port_costs" id="port_costs" value="0" maxlength="10" /> <strong>($)</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<br />
<table><caption class="subcaption">Distance to load ports</caption></table>
<br />
<table class="form fourcolumn">
<tr>
<th>Load ports</th>
<td>
<select name="add_loadport" class="large">
<option value="" selected="selected"></option>
<option value="BEA" >BEA [BEAUMONT]</option>
<option value="BRO" >BRO [BROWNSVILLE]</option>
<option value="CAS" >CAS [CASTELLON ESP]</option>
<option value="LAR" >LAR [LAREDO]</option>
<option value="LBC" >LBC [LONG BEACH CA.]</option>
<option value="LON" >LON [LONGVIEW WA]</option>
<option value="LOS" >LOS [LOS ANGELES]</option>
<option value="OTH" >OTH [OTHER]</option>
<option value="POR" >POR [PORT ARTHUR TX]</option>
<option value="PTL" >PTL [PORTLAND OR.]</option>
<option value="RAK" >RAK [RAS AL KAIMAH]</option>
<option value="RIJ" >RIJ [RIJEKA]</option>
<option value="SAN" >SAN [SAN DIEGO CA]</option>
<option value="TRO" >TRO [TRONA]</option>
<option value="ZZZ" >ZZZ [Test]</option>
</select>
</td>
<th>Nautical miles</th>
<td><div style="float:left;"><input type="text" class="small" name="add_loadport_nauticalmiles" id="add_loadport_nauticalmiles" value="0" maxlength="10" /></div><div style="float:right;"><img src="/vp/_assets/img/buttons/add.gif" name="add_loadport_btn" id="add_loadport_btn" alt="" /></div></td>
</tr>
</table>
<br />
<div style="max-height:197px;overflow:auto;">
<table class="distances">
<tr>
<th>To</th>
<td>[BRO] BROWNSVILLE</td>
<th>Nautical miles</th>
<td><input type="text" class="small" name="" id="" value="0" maxlength="10" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>To</th>
<td>[BRO] BROWNSVILLE</td>
<th>Nautical miles</th>
<td><input type="text" class="small" name="" id="" value="0" maxlength="10" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>To</th>
<td>[BRO] BROWNSVILLE</td>
<th>Nautical miles</th>
<td><input type="text" class="small" name="" id="" value="0" maxlength="10" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>To</th>
<td>[BRO] BROWNSVILLE</td>
<th>Nautical miles</th>
<td><input type="text" class="small" name="" id="" value="0" maxlength="10" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>To</th>
<td>[BRO] BROWNSVILLE</td>
<th>Nautical miles</th>
<td><input type="text" class="small" name="" id="" value="0" maxlength="10" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>To</th>
<td>[BRO] BROWNSVILLE</td>
<th>Nautical miles</th>
<td><input type="text" class="small" name="" id="" value="0" maxlength="10" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>To</th>
<td>[BRO] BROWNSVILLE</td>
<th>Nautical miles</th>
<td><input type="text" class="small" name="" id="" value="0" maxlength="10" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>To</th>
<td>[BRO] BROWNSVILLE</td>
<th>Nautical miles</th>
<td><input type="text" class="small" name="" id="" value="0" maxlength="10" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>To</th>
<td>[BRO] BROWNSVILLE</td>
<th>Nautical miles</th>
<td><input type="text" class="small" name="" id="" value="0" maxlength="10" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>To</th>
<td>[BRO] BROWNSVILLE</td>
<th>Nautical miles</th>
<td><input type="text" class="small" name="" id="" value="0" maxlength="10" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>To</th>
<td>[BRO] BROWNSVILLE</td>
<th>Nautical miles</th>
<td><input type="text" class="small" name="" id="" value="0" maxlength="10" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>To</th>
<td>[BRO] BROWNSVILLE</td>
<th>Nautical miles</th>
<td><input type="text" class="small" name="" id="" value="0" maxlength="10" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>To</th>
<td>[BRO] BROWNSVILLE</td>
<th>Nautical miles</th>
<td><input type="text" class="small" name="" id="" value="0" maxlength="10" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>To</th>
<td>[BRO] BROWNSVILLE</td>
<th>Nautical miles</th>
<td><input type="text" class="small" name="" id="" value="0" maxlength="10" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>To</th>
<td>[BRO] BROWNSVILLE</td>
<th>Nautical miles</th>
<td><input type="text" class="small" name="" id="" value="0" maxlength="10" /></td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
<br />
<table><caption class="subcaption">Distance to discharge ports</caption></table>
<br />
<table class="form fourcolumn">
<tr>
<th>Discharge ports</th>
<td>
<select name="add_dischargeport" class="large">
<option value="" selected="selected"></option>
<option value="14" >AG [BUE] BUENOS AIRES</option>
<option value="126" >AG [ZZZ] Test</option>
<option value="107" >AG [ZAR] ZARATE</option>
<option value="4" >AL [ALG] ALGERIA</option>
<option value="15" >AR [BUE] BUENOS AIRES</option>
<option value="109" >AR [CAM] CAMPANA</option>
<option value="27" >AR [DEL] DETLA DOCK</option>
<option value="55" >AR [MON] MONTEVIDEO</option>
<option value="108" >AR [ZAR] ZARATE</option>
<option value="3" >AU [ADE] ADELAIDE</option>
<option value="13" >AU [BRI] BRISBANE</option>
<option value="53" >AU [MEL] MELBOURNE</option>
<option value="116" >AU [NWC] NEW CASTLE</option>
<option value="65" >AU [PTK] PORT KEMBLA</option>
<option value="95" >AU [SYD] SYDNEY</option>
<option value="102" >AU [WEL] WELLINGTON</option>
<option value="5" >BL [ANT] ANTOFAGASTA</option>
<option value="8" >BL [ARI] ARICA</option>
<option value="110" >BR [ANG] ANGRA DOS REIS</option>
<option value="7" >BR [ARA] ARATU</option>
<option value="86" >BR [SEP] ITAGUAI</option>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms530809(VS.85).aspx
says that max-height doesn't work with tables. try removing the table that is inside your div.
IE has supported max-height since IE7 — but only in Standards (AKA Strict) mode.
Make sure you have a Doctype that triggers standards mode as the first thing in your document. (Quirks mode can screw up a lot of things, so never write a document without a Standards mode triggering Doctype unless you have a very very good reason to do so).
In addition to max-wdith, you may use the following expression to make sure it is cross browser compatible:
width: expression(this.width > 400 ? "400px" : true);
height: expression(this.height > 400 ? "400px" : true)
reference: http://www.fastechws.com/tricks/web/image-max-width-height.php
Try setting just the height, and overflow to 'scroll'. Visually, there may not be a difference between the outter-box being full-height, and it not being full-height. If that is the case, I would simply refrain from using max-height in place of height.
Could you show us a bit more of your code, or perhaps an online demonstration? I'd be interested in seeing some of the css, and the doctype.
What version of IE7 are you using? Max-height support wasn't added until beta 2.
The scrollbar shows up in the Compatibility View (the IE7 engine) in IE8.
Are you sure you aren't using IE6?
I just copy and pasted your code, and then dropped in a php loop to create 200 rows or just 2 and it behaves the same in IE 7, Safari, and Firefox.
You probably aren't declaring a doctype, that creates the problem you're describing in my test.
Or in your real code you haven't properly defined overflow:auto. Your issue is exactly what would happen if that was the case.
It's defined here in the question, but maybe not your code.