Can't add textarea in product description

Zen Cart v1.3.8a/v1.3.8

I have have a textarea box in two of my products and if works... but! Each time I edit the product with that syntax, i have to retype the ending /textarea AND everything past it is gone as well.

It's not an urgent bug, but it is there. If you don't retype the /textarea the page breaks.

Edit:
This is an example page:
http://byteusa.com/en/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=7&products_id=3

You have something busted bad at the moment as the System Steup page is showing ...

Sorry that was a temporary bug. Please take a look now: http://byteusa.com/en/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=7&products_id=3

The glitch is you can't add textarea script to product description without glitching.

Sorry, it was never designed to build custom forms inside product descriptions.
If you use attributes to collect custom text input content from your customers, the textarea form fields from the text attributes will handle the layout for you.

I have the same problem and put one or two threads asking about this but with no answer. I've tried it on my ezpages rather than the product page. <textarea> does not work as it deletes everything after the code.

Here are my two threads with no luck...
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=121747&highlight=sfklaas

and this one (4th or 5th reply)
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=122514

let me know if you ever get it to work!!

I moved the textarea to an iframe. Works like a charm.

ahhh.... iframe. Good call. However, can an iframe be used to submit information within a form (have customer type something to submit)?

if not, are there any other options other that a textarea?

That's what product attributes are for ...