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">
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</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">
<a href="/vp/index.asp">Main Menu</a> >
<a href="/vp/tools.asp">Tools</a> >
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</span>
<span class="icons"><a href="/vp/tools/dischargeports.asp" class="tooltip" title="Add discharge port"><img src="/vp/_assets/img/icons/new.gif" alt="New" /></a><span class="spacer"></span><a href="/vp/scripts/logoff.asp" class="tooltip" title="Logoff"><img src="/vp/_assets/img/icons/logoff.gif" alt="Logoff" /></a></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.