forget the request - just found the answers. if anyone is interested: $lstbox = $frmMain->AddListbox ( -style => WS_VSCROLL } "Sundar Raman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 03/09/99 04:03:17 PM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: (Sundar Raman/MW/US/3Com) Subject: [perl-win32-gui] Listbox and scrollbars how do i get the vertical and horizontal scroll bars to appear in a listbox. i also need to have the listbox be multiselect, but don't seem to be able to find the options for this. thanks.