Microsoft KB Archive/186006

= OFF98: Find File Search Fails with Long Property String =

Article ID: 186006

Article Last Modified on 11/25/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office 98 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 98 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q186006



SYMPTOMS
If you perform an advanced search in the Search dialog box (click Open on the File menu and then click Find File), the search results may not list certain files. This is true even though the files meet the criteria for the search.



CAUSE
Your search may not list files that meet the specified criteria if any of the fields in the Properties dialog box (click Properties on the File menu) are greater than 255 characters.



RESOLUTION
To ensure that all files that meet your criteria are found in the Search dialog box, limit the text for all fields of the file properties to 255 characters or less.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

