Hi John,
There is no published limit. I suppose that, like many other "limits" one could think of, it depends on how you create them
(formulas? Import? manual entering?) and available memory.
But I downloaded a workbook containing the complete King James' Bible:
http://j-walkblog.com/index.php?/web...ible_in_excel/

You might want to try and explain what you're trying to achieve and what behavior of Excel won't let you

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Kind regards,

Niek Otten
Microsoft MVP - Excel


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| On Oct 31, 10:16 am, wrote:
| What is the maximum number of unique strings in Excel 2003?
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| Given the initial replies, I should clarify:
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| What is the maximum number of unique strings *supported by* Excel
| 2003?
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| Adding more than 8,388,479 unique strings appears to make Excel crash.
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| John.
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