RDONLY ''TRUE' Scrolling Read-Only Textbox Demo Form1 Label1 eWith SetMsgFilter you get no I-BEAM no Highlighted text and no caret PLUS no 'ring aroung the collar' Text1 Text1 Command1 EM_SETREADONLY Command2 SetMsgFilter Text2 Text2 SetMsgFilter SendMessage wParam lParam Getfocus WM_USER EM_SETREADONLY Form_Load Screen Width Height Text1 text- Command2_Click Command1_Click rdonly.dllj Form_Load mousepointer = 11 Command2_Click Command1_Click