Microsoft KB Archive/158659

= XL97: Insert and Delete Methods of Characters Class May Fail =

Article ID: 158659

Article Last Modified on 10/21/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q158659





SYMPTOMS
When you use the Insert method of the Characters class to insert more than 255 characters, the following symptoms may occur:  You receive the following error message:

Run-time error '1004':

Insert method of Characters class failed

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 The Insert method fails to insert more than 255 characters.

NOTE: When you use the Delete method to delete more than 255 characters, similar symptoms occur.



CAUSE
The number of characters that you can insert or delete using the Insert or Delete methods of the Character class is limited to 255.



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

