Microsoft KB Archive/262161

= All style tags after the first 30 style tags on an HTML page are not applied in Internet Explorer =

Article ID: 262161

Article Last Modified on 5/21/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 Service Pack 1

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This article was previously published under Q262161





SYMPTOMS
All style tags after the first 30 style tags on an HTML page are not applied. Occasionally, you may also receive the following error message:

The page you are looking for might have been moved or had its name changed.

If you use a network monitor tool to capture network traffic, you may notice that a TCP reset occurs when Internet Explorer is receiving the page. Internet Explorer then generates another POST request if the original request was a POST request. Or, Internet Explorer may send a GET request instead.

This style tag limitation may also affect the viewing of .xml files by using .xsl files. When the .xsl file has style tags embedded inside the document, you receive the following error message when you try to view the .xml file:

Internet Explorer could not open the Internet Site:

When you click OK, you receive the following error message:

The page cannot be displayed



CAUSE
There is a limit of 30 style tags in Internet Explorer.



RESOLUTION
To work around this limitation, combine multiple classes into a single style tag.



MORE INFORMATION
It is not important if you use an inline style sheet, or if you point to a cascading style sheet (CSS) file. The problem occurs in either case.

The code sample that is provided in the &quot;Steps to reproduce the behavior&quot; section dynamically creates style sheets. And, you receive the following error message:

A Runtime Error has occurred.

Do you wish to Debug?

Line: 8

Error: Invalid argument.

If the style sheets are not applied dynamically but are instead applied through  tags or CSS files, no &quot;Invalid argument&quot; error occurs. In this case, all style sheets beyond the thirtieth style sheet are ignored.

Steps to reproduce the behavior
Paste the following code sample in an HTML page. Run the code sample. An error is generated when the thirty-first style tag is applied.

function fnCreateStyleSheets { for (i=0 ; i < 31; i++) {   document.createStyleSheet StyleSheetCount.innerText = &quot;Total Style Sheets = &quot; + i } }





