Q105322 - XL: "Not Enough Memory" or Computer Hangs with AutoFilter

PSS ID Number: Q105322

Article Last Modified on 03-21-2001

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel for Windows 5.0, 5.0c
Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh 5.0, 5.0a
Microsoft Excel for Windows 95 7.0

Summary

When you use the AutoFilter command to filter data, the resulting drop-down list of unique items is limited to 251 identifiers. If the number of unique identifiers in a list is extremely large, you may receive "Not Enough Memory" errors or your computer may stop responding (hang).

NOTE: The limit for Microsoft Excel version 7.0 is 250 due to the addition of one more built-in list item ("Top 10"). The limit has been increased to 1000 in later versions of Excel.

Additional query words: crash respond limit max maximum drop down items limitation auto filter autofilter

Keywords: kberrmsg
Issue Type:
Technology: kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbExcelSearch kbExcel95 kbExcel500 kbExcel95Search kbExcelMacsearch kbExcel500Mac kbExcel500aMac kbExcel500c kbExcelWinSearch