Microsoft KB Archive/103998

= ACC: Formatted Memo Truncates Data at 255 Characters =

Article ID: 103998

Article Last Modified on 1/18/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Access 1.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Access 1.1 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Access 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q103998





SYMPTOMS
When you apply formatting, such as a closing or opening angle bracket (> or <), to a field with the Memo data type, the data in the field appears truncated after the 255th character.



CAUSE
When you apply formatting to a Memo field, it is treated as a Text field, which has a 255-character limit. The data is not physically truncated, but only 255 characters are viewable.



STATUS
This behavior is by design. Microsoft Access 2.0 and 7.0 behave differently in that they only apply your format to Memo fields that are 255 characters or less; the Format property is ignored in Memo fields longer than that.

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