I thin kthat frames would be the quickest way to implement this, just make the frame big enough to show the date.
Slán
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>I have a html table with 250 columns and some hundres rows
>like (Here I show only few rows and columns)
>
>

<table>
><tr>
><td>Date</td>
><td>Item1 quantity</td>
><td>Item2 quantity</td>
></tr>
><tr>
><td>12-01-03</td>
><td>14</td>
><td>2</td>
></tr>
><tr>
><td>15-01-03</td>
><td></td>
><td>18.5</td>
></tr>
></table>

>
>Since table is too wide, I want that the first column (Date) is always visible in screen when user scrolls horizontally table.
>
>Excel has similar functionality allowing to lock first column.
>
>Any idea how to implement this ?
>
>Should I use
>
>1. Frames
>2. IFRAME
>3. Floating menu in leht side
>4. CSS in some way
>5. or is there a simpler solution ?
>
>Is there any sample page in internet which implements this ?
>
>My target browser is IE always.