WD: FILLIN Field Is Limited to 255 Characters |
Q93706
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a
SUMMARY
The Word FILLIN field prompts you for text that is used as the FILLIN field result. The maximum number of characters that can be entered in a FILLIN field is 255.
To allow the user to type more than 255 characters, you can use the WordBasic InputBox$ command.
MORE INFORMATION
The InputBox$ command displays a dialog box requesting a single item of data and returns the text entered in the dialog box when the user chooses the OK button.
The syntax is as follows
a$ = InputBox$(Prompt$ [,Title$] [,Default$])
where:
Prompt$ is the text displayed in the dialog box.
Title$ is the title displayed in the title bar of the dialog box;
if omitted, Word uses the title "Microsoft Word".
Default$ is the default text proposed in the text box of the dialog
box.
The InputBox$ command in the following macro assigns the text you enter to the "a$" variable. The EditGoTo command is used to move the insertion point to a defined bookmark name before inserting the contents of the a$ variable.
Sub MAIN
a$ = InputBox$("Type text")
EditGoTo "bookmark"
Insert a$
End Sub
For information about how to do this in Word 97, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q159261 Textbox Form Control Circumvents 255 Character Limit of Fillin
Additional query words: InputBox$
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Issue type :
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Last Reviewed: November 5, 2000 |
