# Line Break on textvar

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/line-break-on-textvar/265892>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 14, 2008, 11:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/line-break-on-textvar/265892 "2008-07-14T11:21:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![tfoso90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@tfoso90](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tfoso90)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2008, 11:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/line-break-on-textvar/265892/1 "2008-07-14T11:21:47Z")

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I have got a text box with some text in and a scroll bar on the side, it all works fine untill i try and put a line break in it…

here is the code:

textvar = “Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.”;

var textareaheight=back.\_height  
var linesdisplayed=12  
var lineheight=textareaheight/linesdisplayed

scrollbar.setup=function(){  
lineheight=\_parent.lineheight  
linesdisplayed=\_parent.linesdisplayed  
textareaheight=\_parent.textareaheight  
top=\_y=\_parent.border.\_y  
bottom=\_parent.border.\_y+\_parent.border.\_height  
calcSize()  
}

scrollbar.calcSize=function(){  
var totallines=linesdisplayed+\_parent.textvar.maxscroll-1  
var proportion=linesdisplayed/totallines  
\_yscale=(linesdisplayed/totallines_textareaheight)\>12?(linesdisplayed/totallines_textareaheight):12 // minimum size of bar.  
if((\_y+\_yscale)\>bottom){  
\_y=bottom-\_yscale  
\_parent.textvar.scroll=1+Math.floor(((\_y-top)/((bottom-\_yscale)-top))\*(\_parent.textvar.maxscroll))  
}  
}

scrollbar.scrollchk=function(){  
\_visible=\_parent.textvar.maxscroll\>1  
calcSize()  
if(eval(Selection.getFocus())!=\_parent.textvar){  
\_parent.textvar.scroll=1+Math.floor(((\_y-top)/((bottom-\_yscale)-top))_(\_parent.textvar.maxscroll))  
}else{  
\_y=top+((\_parent.textvar.scroll-1)/(\_parent.textvar.maxscroll-1))_((bottom-\_yscale)-top)  
}  
}

i get three errors back

String literal was not properly terminated  
Syntax error.  
Expected a field name after ‘.’ operator.

i tried putting \<br\> in it but it doesnt work… i cant figured it out, can anyone help?

Thanks

Michael