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PLEASE allow more than 256 columns in Excel!
The 256-column limitation is extremely frustrating! I have to do headstands
to work around this. Why on earth would you limit to 256 columns? Just because you want to store the column number as a byte? C'mon, this is 2007, we have 64-bit processors now, bytes and 256 are ancient concepts! -Paul ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...lic.excel.misc |
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PLEASE allow more than 256 columns in Excel!
Well, it's not quite 2007, but Excel 2007 is available as a beta at the
moment - full release in the first quarter of 2007 I believe. This version increases both the number of columns (to 16k) and the number of rows (to 1 million), so you should be able to work within those limitations. Pete apdil wrote: The 256-column limitation is extremely frustrating! I have to do headstands to work around this. Why on earth would you limit to 256 columns? Just because you want to store the column number as a byte? C'mon, this is 2007, we have 64-bit processors now, bytes and 256 are ancient concepts! -Paul ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...lic.excel.misc |
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PLEASE allow more than 256 columns in Excel!
Hi Paul,
Office 2007 BETA is now avaliable from microsoft which has over 1,000,000 rows and over 16,000 columns apdil wrote: The 256-column limitation is extremely frustrating! I have to do headstands to work around this. Why on earth would you limit to 256 columns? Just because you want to store the column number as a byte? C'mon, this is 2007, we have 64-bit processors now, bytes and 256 are ancient concepts! -Paul -- -------------------- Simon - UK Email at simon22mports [ a t ] hot mail [ d ot ]com Message posted via OfficeKB.com http://www.officekb.com/Uwe/Forums.a...excel/200610/1 |
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PLEASE allow more than 256 columns in Excel!
Thank you, and Pete too!
"smw226 via OfficeKB.com" wrote: Hi Paul, Office 2007 BETA is now avaliable from microsoft which has over 1,000,000 rows and over 16,000 columns apdil wrote: The 256-column limitation is extremely frustrating! I have to do headstands to work around this. Why on earth would you limit to 256 columns? Just because you want to store the column number as a byte? C'mon, this is 2007, we have 64-bit processors now, bytes and 256 are ancient concepts! -Paul -- -------------------- Simon - UK Email at simon22mports [ a t ] hot mail [ d ot ]com Message posted via OfficeKB.com http://www.officekb.com/Uwe/Forums.a...excel/200610/1 |
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PLEASE allow more than 256 columns in Excel!
However
Be careful what you ask for... Excel is a spreadsheet analysis tool, Access, or SQL are databases... put a single 1 in each cell in the new grid in 2007 and the whole thing grinds to a halt! If you put a SUMIF, VLOOKUP or anything similar in a small proportion of the extra rows and go of and have a cup of tea... nothing wrong with Excel per se, just sometimes there is a better tool and generally if you are fighting the tool, you have the wrong one. As I say, be careful what you wish for..... -- HTH Nick Hodge Microsoft MVP - Excel Southampton, England HIS www.nickhodge.co.uk "apdil" wrote in message ... Thank you, and Pete too! "smw226 via OfficeKB.com" wrote: Hi Paul, Office 2007 BETA is now avaliable from microsoft which has over 1,000,000 rows and over 16,000 columns apdil wrote: The 256-column limitation is extremely frustrating! I have to do headstands to work around this. Why on earth would you limit to 256 columns? Just because you want to store the column number as a byte? C'mon, this is 2007, we have 64-bit processors now, bytes and 256 are ancient concepts! -Paul -- -------------------- Simon - UK Email at simon22mports [ a t ] hot mail [ d ot ]com Message posted via OfficeKB.com http://www.officekb.com/Uwe/Forums.a...excel/200610/1 |
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