Microsoft KB Archive/61098

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File Err Msg: &quot;Too Many Characters&quot;
Last reviewed: October 27, 1994

Article ID: Q61098

Summary:

Microsoft File version 2.00 gives the error &quot;Too many characters&quot; if a text field contains more than 255 characters. This error occurs when pressing TAB (to enter the information into the cell and progress to the next cell) or when attempting to quit File with more than 255 characters in the text field.

File will not quit until the extra characters (which are highlighted) are deleted. Quit can be chosen, but no Quit action will be taken, and no error message will appear.

If the record exceeds the 2K limit, delete or hide fields to insert all information desired within the field.

To get more than 255 characters in a field in File 2.00, use the Memo field type, which can hold 32,767 characters, instead of the Text field type.