Excel Err Msg: "Too Many External References," with Windows NTLast reviewed: September 12, 1996 |
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When you attempt to add more than 255 sheets or charts to a Microsoft Excel workbook, you may receive the following error message: Too many external references Microsoft Excel workbooks are limited to no more than 255 sheets or charts per workbook. DDEML function DdeCreateStringHandle() internally calls GlobalAddAtom() to add a string to the atom table. This global atom table is a piece of GlobalAlloc() memory limited to 64K, where each atom string is limited to 255 characters. |
KBCategory: kberrmsg Last reviewed: September 12, 1996 |