alert(form.textareaname.value) What does that give you? or better yet: alert(form.textareaname) Should return [object] I believe. Chris Tifer http://emailajoke.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul McGuire" <pmcguire at cguk.co.uk> To: "[JavaScript List]" <javascript at LaTech.edu> Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 6:03 AM Subject: Re: [Javascript] Pop up windows and forms > I need to populate a textarea on the fly can do it with a texbox but > > form.textareaname.value= '<%=value%>'; > > does not seem to work. > > > Paul > _______________________________________________ > Javascript mailing list > Javascript at LaTech.edu > https://lists.LaTech.edu/mailman/listinfo/javascript >