table is bursting its container

[PJ6]

I thought I had this all worked out - I put whatever content I want in a
table cell with a div like so, and it will scroll and such if the content is
too big -

<TD vAlign="top">
<div id="Layer1" style="OVERFLOW: auto; WIDTH: 100%; POSITION: relative;
HEIGHT: 100%">
<uc1:Content id="Content1" runat="server"></uc1:Content></div>
</TD>

Only, I'm having a problem with the contents contains a table that wants to
be of a greater width. The table doesn't expand to its full width like it
should, but rather bursts open its containing table, regardless of width
specified, shoves things around, and then tries to shrink itself into the
spot its made.

I had the div here so that it would do neither of these things... any ideas?

Paul

 

[Mark Rae]

<TD vAlign="top">

<TD vAlign="top" nowrap>

 

[PJ6]

Doesn't work.

<TD vAlign="top" nowrap>