DOCERR: Resource Compiler Maximum String Length Incorrect

Last reviewed: May 2, 1996
Article ID: Q150448

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK) for:

    - Microsoft Windows NT version 3.51
    - Microsoft Windows 95 version 4.0

The Tools User's Guide included with the Microsoft Win32 SDK specifies that string resources definined in a resource script "must be no longer than 255 characters and must occupy a single line in the source file."

This information is incorrect. The actual maximum length of a string resource for the resource compiler included with the Win32 SDK is 4097 characters.

Additional reference words: 4.00
KBCategory: kbtool kbdocerr
KBSubcategory: TlsRc

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Last reviewed: May 2, 1996
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