how to style dropdown combo (set border color and dropdown arrow color)

Please take a look at:
http://www.456bereastreet.com/lab/form_controls/select/
http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200410/styling_even_more_form_controls/
http://www.456bereastreet.com/lab/styling-form-controls-revisited/select-single/

Styling is controlled by browser (if i recall correctly). You might use a jquery plugin if you want to change.

Hope this helps.

The look and functionality of the select and most other controls is defined by the operating system, with only limited access from the browser using CSS.  You will not get it to look the same cross browser, an the image you present does not look like it will work at all in most browsers.

You may have to use images to get what you want with a bunch of javascript to interface the functionality; and it will probably have cross-browser issues no matter what you do.


Cd&

I am only interested in having it work for IE at this point

Well for IE you will probably need at least three version, and it is the least likely browser to give you the results you want.

I would start with the links posted by gregg_s and experiment; do some trial and error; curse a little, and then settle on something doable, or use an image.

Cd&

experiment; do some trial and error; curse a little, and then settle on something doable, or use an image

Statement should be a precursor to guaranteed frustrations that come with task. Consider accepting the combobox as is. And focus on other aspects of project.

none of the suggestions aimed at providing the solution I am looking for.
The solution was basically use an image style as in the attachment and lay it over the srop down