Microsoft KB Archive/101087

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PRB: Cannot DDEPoke More Than 255 Characters of Text
'Article ID: Q101087

Creation Date: 04-JUL-1993

Revision Date: 19-SEP-1996' The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Access versions 1.0 and 1.1
 * Microsoft Access Distribution Kit version 1.1

SYMPTOMS

When an Access Basic function uses the DDEPoke statement to send data to another application, Microsoft Access will not send more than 255 characters. Any data beyond the 255th character will not be sent. No error message will be generated.

RESOLUTION

Although the DDEPoke statement will not send more than 255 characters, you may be able to use the DDESend function instead. The DDESend function, which can only be used from the ControlSource property of a text box on a form, is capable of sending more than 255 characters. The following example demonstrates how to use the DDESend function to send characters to Microsoft Word for Windows.

 Start Microsoft Word for Windows. Word for Windows will open with an empty document named Document1. From the File menu, choose Save As, and then enter DOC1 as the file name. From the Insert menu, choose Bookmark, and type "test" (without the quotation marks) in the Bookmark Name box. Start Microsoft Access, leaving Word for Windows running, and create a blank, unbound form with a text box.  Type the following expression in the text box ControlSource property: NOTE: In the following sample code, an underscore (_) is used as a line-continuation character. Remove the underscore when re-creating this code in Access Basic. =DDESend("winword","doc1","test",String$(255,"*") &_     String$(100,"@"))  View the form. If you switch back to Word for Windows you will see 255 asterisk (*) characters, followed by 100 at sign (@) characters.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Access versions 1.0 and 1.1. This problem no longer occurs in Microsoft Access version 2.0.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

 Start Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0. Word for Windows will open with an empty document named Document1.</li> From the File menu, choose Save As, and then enter DOC1 as the file name.</li> From the Insert menu, choose Bookmark, and type "test" (without the quotation marks) in the Bookmark Name box.</li> Start Microsoft Access, leaving Word for Windows running.</li> Create a new database, and create a new Access module.</li>  Add the following function to the module: "Option Explicit" Function DDEPokeTest Dim chan chan = DDEInitiate("winword", "doc1") DDEPoke chan, "test", String$(255, "*") & String$(100, "@") DDETerminate chan End Function </li> From the View menu, choose Immediate Window.</li>  Type the following, and then press ENTER: "? DDEPokeTest"</li> Switch back to Word for Windows and note that only 255 asterisk (*) characters display. The at sign (@) characters do not display.</li></ol>
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