# \[MX04\] AS1.0 - Hiding the scrollbar untill needed **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [July 31, 2004, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx04-as1-0-hiding-the-scrollbar-untill-needed/117922 "2004-07-31T20:50:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![poperszky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b487fb/32.png) [@poperszky](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/poperszky)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2004, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx04-as1-0-hiding-the-scrollbar-untill-needed/117922/1 "2004-07-31T20:50:54Z")
Hi, I have a dynamic text field that loads text from an external .txt file. I have attached the scrollbar component to that text field. Is there a way to hide the scrollbar untill the text is overflowing and the scrollbar is needed? This is a Flash UI Component Set 2 scrollbar and I am exporting in AS1.0. Thanks in advance. Mike ---
**Author:** ![poperszky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b487fb/32.png) [@poperszky](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/poperszky)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2004, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx04-as1-0-hiding-the-scrollbar-untill-needed/117922/2 "2004-08-01T14:39:06Z")
Am I asking the wrong kind of question? Or, is this not possible? Anyone? ---
**Author:** ![senocular](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/senocular/32/7217_2.png) [@senocular](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/senocular)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2004, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx04-as1-0-hiding-the-scrollbar-untill-needed/117922/3 "2004-08-01T14:53:42Z")
scrollbar.\_visible = (textfield.maxscroll \> 1) ---
**Author:** ![poperszky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b487fb/32.png) [@poperszky](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/poperszky)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2004, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx04-as1-0-hiding-the-scrollbar-untill-needed/117922/4 "2004-08-01T19:13:13Z")
You da man senocular. I appreciate your help! 🙂