You need to add slashes to your return: Return "<input type=textarea rows=\"5\" cols=\"70\" name=\"\">"; Or use single quotes: Return '<input type=textarea rows="5" cols="70" name="">'; Gary Every Sr. UNIX Administrator Ingram Entertainment Inc. 2 Ingram Blvd, La Vergne, TN 37089 "Pay It Forward!" -----Original Message----- From: Hafidz Abdullah [mailto:hafidz@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 3:44 AM To: php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Text area Hi again, everyone. I also have a problem creating my text area. I meant to do a text area (measuring 5 rows by 70 columns) which accompanies the words: "First 50 words are free. Subsequent 50 words or part thereof, $50 will be charged:" function write_textarea() { return "<input type=textarea rows="5" cols="70" name="">"; } Doesn't work. How can I make it work? Thanks & regards, Hafidz -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php