Bob Information Field Character Limits
  
PSS ID Number: Q131134
Article last modified on 07-10-1995
 
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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Bob version 1.0
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SUMMARY
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Some Bob information fields (boxes) have character number limitations. The
following article describes these limits.
 
MORE INFORMATION
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The Bob field character limits are the following:
 
Bob Password        20 characters
 
Personal Information
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First name          12 characters
Prefer to be called 12 characters
Last name           24 characters
Home town           49 characters (only 21 appear)
Birthday            2 characters each - month, day
                    4 characters year
 
About Your Household
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Address             75 characters (only 33 appear)
Apt./P.O. Box/RR    75 characters (only 33 appear)
City/Town           49 characters (only 33 appear)
State/Province      49 characters (only 33 appear)
Zip code            19 characters (only 16 appear)
Country             49 characters (only 19 appear)
 
Address Book
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Address book name   80 characters.
Title (surname)     15 characters (only 6 appear)
First name          50 characters (only 12 appear, but name can expand
                    into last name field)
Last name           unlimited (only 27 appear)
Address             unlimited (only 66 appear)
City                83 characters (only 32 appear)
State               83 characters (only 33 appear)
Zip code            83 characters (only 32 appear)
Country             83 characters (only 33 appear)
Home phone          unlimited (only 19 appear)
Fax phone           unlimited (only 19 appear)
Work phone          unlimited (only 19 appear)
Work phone 2        unlimited (only 19 appear)
Other (phone)       unlimited (only 19 appear)
Special Days
 -date              unlimited (only 21 appear)
 -kind of day       unlimited (only 23 appear)
Notes               unlimited (only 292 appear)
 
Calendar
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Event Input balloon    unlimited (up to 314 display in the Input
                       balloon)(up to 44 display in the Day line
                       display)(up to 12 display in the Week display
                       line)(up to 13 display in the Month display
                       line)
To Do List             unlimited (up to 29 display)
Find an Event balloon  unlimited (up to 27 display)
 
Checkbook
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Filename            32 characters
Bank name           255 characters (only 50 appear)
Minimum balance     9 digits (up to 1 million)
Balance displayed   9 digits (up to 1 million)
Account number      22 characters.
Account name        32 characters.
Amount entered      9 digits (up to 1 million)
Payee name          32 characters
Active payees       8000 (recommended limit)
Memo field          250 characters
Number of accounts  63 per file
Transactions        32,765 per file
Category  and
Sub-Category        32 characters (displays only 17)
Number of Categories
and Sub-Categories  253 (combined)
Password            18 characters
Bill Basket:
 - Date             10 characters
 - Frequency        20 characters
 - Number           8 characters
 - Payment          9 digits (up to 1 million)
 - Deposit          9 digits (up to 1 million)
 - Category &
 - Sub-category     32 characters (only 17 appear)
Reports:
 - Category Field   32 characters
 - SubCategory      32 characters
 - Memo Field       250 characters (reports print up to 72)
 
NOTE: When you type amounts, Bob allows you to type up to 18 characters.
However after you press ENTER, you receive an error message stating you can
only use 9 digits.
 
E-Mail
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Cubby Name           12 characters
Message Title        unlimited (displays only 45 characters)
GEO Safari:
 
Players name         32 characters (displays only 20)
Players age          0-999 characters.
Timer                1-60 seconds (default 45 if < 10 years)
                                  (default 60 if > 10 years)
 
Household Manager and Financial Guide
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Number of Lines in List      1000
Maximum number of lists      Based on memory and disk space
Maximum columns per list     26 including 1 notes column
Notes                        9600 characters
List name                    32 characters
List name description        131 characters
Column name                  50 characters (must begin with letter)
Column Information:
 - A lot of words            unlimited (only 255 are accepted)
 - Just a few words          255 characters (only 61 are accepted)
 - Dates                     6 digits with 2 slashes.
 - Currency                  10 digits + decimal + 2 commas
                                      (displays $99,999,999.99)
 - Numbers                   8 digits + decimal + 2 commas
                                      (displays 99,999,999)
 
Letter Writer
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Letter Name         32 characters (only 24 appear)
 
KBCategory: Kbusage
KBSubcategory: B_Shell
 
Additional reference words: w_bob ignored truncated min max limit
constraints
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Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1995.