ACC: Formatted Memo Truncates Data at 255 Characters

Last reviewed: October 1, 1997
Article ID: Q103998

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Access versions 1.0, 1.1, 97

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

STATUS

This behavior is by design. Microsoft Access 2.0 and 7.0 behave differently in that they only apply your format to Memo fields that are 255 characters or less; the Format property is ignored in Memo fields longer than that.

Additional query words: Tables
Keywords : TblFldp kbusage
Version : 1.0 1.1
Platform : WINDOWS
Hardware : x86
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : Info_Provided

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Last reviewed: October 1, 1997
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