Microsoft KB Archive/259893

= ACC2000: Formatted Memo Field Appears to Truncate Data After 255 Characters =

Article ID: 259893

Article Last Modified on 6/24/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Access 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q259893



Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.

This article applies only to a Microsoft Access database (.mdb).



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, the formatting is treated as a Text field, which has a 255-character limit. The data is not physically truncated, but only 255 characters are viewable.



RESOLUTION
If you export your table to an Excel worksheet, you can view the contents of the Memo field, but without the formatting.



MORE INFORMATION
Microsoft Access versions 2.0 and 7.0 behave differently, in that they apply your format only to Memo fields that contain 255 characters or fewer; the Format property is ignored in Memo fields that are longer than that.

