MsgBox Function has 255 Character Limit
Article ID: 147730
Article Last Modified on 10/10/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Excel 95a
- Microsoft Excel 5.0c
- Microsoft Excel 5.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Excel 5.0a for Macintosh
This article was previously published under Q147730
SUMMARY
In Microsoft Excel versions 5.x and 7.x, the "MsgBox Function" topic in
online Help reads as follows:
The maximum length of prompt is approximately 1024 characters,
depending on the width of the characters used.
This information is incorrect. The maximum number of characters that you
can use in the prompt argument is 255.
Additional query words: message docerr 5.00c 7.00a XL7
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