The Range.Formula does not handle formulas that are just below 1024 bytes.
Excel 2000 allows access to these formulas. The code below sets the formula,
but then does not allow you to read it out. Is there any reliable way to
always get the contents of a formula without throwing this error?


Code Sample:

Sub Test()

Dim s As String
s = "='C:\temp\path1\path2-asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasd\[file.xls]123
abcdef'!#REF!" _
& "+'C:\temp\path1\path2-asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasd\[file.xls]123
asdfasdf'!#REF!" _
& "+'C:\temp\path1\path2-asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasd\[file.xls]123
asdfasc'!#REF!" _
& "+'C:\temp\path1\path2-asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasd\[file.xls]123
asdfasdfasr'!#REF!" _
& "+'C:\temp\path1\path2-asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasd\[file.xls]123 asdf'!#REF!"
_
& "+'C:\temp\path1\path2-asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasd\[file.xls]123
asdfasdf'!#REF!" _
& "+'C:\temp\path1\path2-asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasd\[file.xls]123 aa'!#REF!" _
& "+'C:\temp\path1\path2-asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasd\[file.xls]123 Aaaa'!#REF!"
_
& "+'C:\temp\path1\path2-asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasd\[file.xls]123 aa'!#REF!" _
& "+'C:\temp\path1\path2-asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasd\[file.xls]123 aaa'!#REF!" _
& "+'C:\temp\path1\path2-asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasd\[file.xls]123 aaa'!#REF!" _
& "+'C:\temp\path1\path2-asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasd\[file.xls]123 aa'!#REF!" _
& "+'C:\temp\path1\path2-asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasd\[file.xls]123
aaaaaaaa'!#REF!" _
& "+'C:\temp\path1\path2-asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasd\[file.xls]123
aaaaaaaa'!#REF!"

Dim range As range
Set range = Sheet1.Cells(1, 1)

' Can set the formula
range.formula = s

Dim formula As String

' Reading the formula gives an error
' 1004 Application-defined or object-defined error
' Something to do with length of formula?
formula = range.formula


End Sub