XL97: Len Function Returns Only 1024 Characters in Cell (157306)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q157306

SYMPTOMS

In a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro in Microsoft Excel 97, if you use the Len function to calculate the number of characters in an object, such as a cell, you may receive the incorrect result, 1024.

CAUSE

This occurs if the following conditions are true:
  • The object contains more than 1024 characters. -and-

  • You use the Text property of the object inside the Len function, for example:
    Len(ActiveCell.Text)
The Text property of an object returns only the first 1024 characters in the object.

This behavior is by design of the Text property in Microsoft Excel.

RESOLUTION

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To determine the correct number of characters within an object, use the Value property within the Len function, as in the following example: 
   Len(ActiveCell.Value)

MORE INFORMATION

You can use the Len function in Visual Basic for Applications to calculate the number of characters within a cell in a worksheet or within any other object that contains text.

If you use the Len function to calculate the number of characters contained in an object, and if you use the Text property of the object, the maximum result is 1024. This may cause problems if the object in question contains more than 1024 characters. For additional information about the Text property in Microsoft Excel, please click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

157350 XL97: Text Property Limited to 1024 Characters

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/23/2005
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