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bv0719

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Dec 19, 2002
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How can I prevent the error message "A String can be at most 254 Characters long" from appearing?
 
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Upgrade to CR v9 which has the limitation of 64,000 characters.

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...or cap your formula so that it won't go over that limit, by checking the length of the fields before you concatenate them Ken Hamady, On-site Custom Crystal Reports Training & Consulting
Public classes and individual training.
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