Error Message: Error in Formula

Last reviewed: April 11, 1997
Article ID: Q166783

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Pocket Excel version 1.0

SYMPTOMS

If a function in Pocket Excel is exactly 256 characters long, you receive the following error message:

   Error in formula. There may be an incorrect number of arguments, a 
   missing operand or parenthesis, or another syntax error.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs when you exceed the maximum character length for a cell.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, limit the number of characters in the cell to 255 or less.

Additional query words: 1.00
Keywords : handheld kberrmsg kbtool pocketexcel wince
Version : 1.0
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: April 11, 1997
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