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    jtm013 is offline Competent Performer
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    Text fields with different max character count

    Hello All,

    I have a form with multiple text input boxes.


    The boxes are the same size dimensionaly and as far as I have been able to tell the settings are all the same.
    However, 2 of the text boxes allow more than 255 characters. and 3 of them do not.

    Any ideas on why this is? I need them all to be able to accept more than 255 characters.

    Thank you!

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    JoeM is offline VIP
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    Are they bound text boxes?
    If so, check the field properties in the underlying table fields they are bound to and check the Data Type of each field.

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    Memo fields are almost unlimited.

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    jtm013 is offline Competent Performer
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    JoeM

    Thanks, sure enough 3 of them were listed as short text the other were long text fields! Thanks!

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