Microsoft KB Archive/126447

Household Manager & Financial Planner Limitations & Maximums

PSS ID Number: Q126447 Article last modified on 05-26-1995

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= SUMMARY =

Microsoft Bob’s Household Manager and Financial Planner have various character limitations and maximums depending on the particular types of fields or columns in which you are entering information. This article lists these limitations and maximums.

= MORE INFORMATION =

Maximum number of Lists: Based on Memory and Disk space Maximum number of columns in a list: 25 and 1 Notes column Maximum number of rows in a list: 1000 Dates: 6 digits & 2 separators Currency: 8 digits & 2 digit Notes: 9600 characters Numbers: 8 digits & 2 digits after decimal For example, 99,999,999.99 Max. 6 digits after decimal

Type of Field Maximum Characters ————- ——————

List Name 32 List Name Description 131 Column Name 50

If you try to type more than the maximum limit, you will get the following error message:

That’s all that will fit! No more characters will fit here. Press the Backspace key, or the Delete key to remove any unwanted characters, and try again.

Column Type Maximum Characters ———– ——————

A Lot Of Words 255 Just A Few Words 61

NOTE: The Just a Few Words field allows you to type in 255 characters, but only accepts the first 61 characters. You will not receive a message telling you that you have reached a maximum character limit.

KBCategory: Kbusage KBSubcategory: B_Notebook

= Additional reference words: w_bob character limit =

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