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Character limit when retrieving indirect text from external sheet
I have a results workbook that uses a VLOOKUP function to return text from
another source workbook. As long as the source workbook is open then the formula works correctly, but if it is closed then the returned text is truncated to 255 characters. Open the source workbook again and the text magically reappears... etc. I suspect this is a 'feature' of Excel 2003 but is there any workaround available? Thanks TM |
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Character limit when retrieving indirect text from external sheet
I think that the workaround is to open that sending workbook.
Or have less text in the sending workbook??? TishyMouse wrote: I have a results workbook that uses a VLOOKUP function to return text from another source workbook. As long as the source workbook is open then the formula works correctly, but if it is closed then the returned text is truncated to 255 characters. Open the source workbook again and the text magically reappears... etc. I suspect this is a 'feature' of Excel 2003 but is there any workaround available? Thanks TM -- Dave Peterson |
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Thanks for the reply.
Some users will be working with the spreadsheet off-line so always having to open the workbook is not an option (I wouldn't mind if you could open the workbook, choose not to update the links but still see the full text but that doesn't work either). Equally I'd prefer not to have less text in the source workbook. Since my original post I have found a programmatic way round this that I could use to copy the text from the source worksheet if (and only if) its available. See http://www.j-walk.com/ss/excel/tips/tip82.htm. But I'd prefer to avoid embedding macros in the results sheet if possible. "Dave Peterson" wrote: I think that the workaround is to open that sending workbook. Or have less text in the sending workbook??? TishyMouse wrote: I have a results workbook that uses a VLOOKUP function to return text from another source workbook. As long as the source workbook is open then the formula works correctly, but if it is closed then the returned text is truncated to 255 characters. Open the source workbook again and the text magically reappears... etc. I suspect this is a 'feature' of Excel 2003 but is there any workaround available? Thanks TM -- Dave Peterson |
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You sure that returned more than 255 characters when the sending workbook was
closed? TishyMouse wrote: Thanks for the reply. Some users will be working with the spreadsheet off-line so always having to open the workbook is not an option (I wouldn't mind if you could open the workbook, choose not to update the links but still see the full text but that doesn't work either). Equally I'd prefer not to have less text in the source workbook. Since my original post I have found a programmatic way round this that I could use to copy the text from the source worksheet if (and only if) its available. See http://www.j-walk.com/ss/excel/tips/tip82.htm. But I'd prefer to avoid embedding macros in the results sheet if possible. "Dave Peterson" wrote: I think that the workaround is to open that sending workbook. Or have less text in the sending workbook??? TishyMouse wrote: I have a results workbook that uses a VLOOKUP function to return text from another source workbook. As long as the source workbook is open then the formula works correctly, but if it is closed then the returned text is truncated to 255 characters. Open the source workbook again and the text magically reappears... etc. I suspect this is a 'feature' of Excel 2003 but is there any workaround available? Thanks TM -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson |
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