Microsoft KB Archive/180269

= WD98: Memo Wizard Quits If Memo Title Is More Than 255 Characters =

Article ID: 180269

Article Last Modified on 10/4/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q180269





SYMPTOMS
When you type a title that is longer than 255 characters in the title box of the Memo Wizard, one of the following may occur.

Case 1
When you click Finish, the following error message appears:

String is longer that 255 characters.

When you click OK in the error message dialog box, the wizard quits.

Case 2
Word quits and the following error message appears:

The application "Microsoft Word" has unexpectedly quit, because an error of type 3 occurred. You should save your work in other open applications and restart the computer.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, either leave the title box blank or type a shorter title. When the wizard is finished, type the title in the document that the wizard creates.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kbbug kbpending KB180269

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