PRB: "Text would be too long; change canceled" Error Message

Article ID: Q154572
Creation Date: 08-AUG-1996
Revision Date: 16-DEC-1996

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Access versions 2.0, 7.0

SYMPTOMS

Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.

When you copy a cell from Microsoft Excel to a text field in Microsoft Access, you may receive the following error message:

   Text would be too long; change canceled

CAUSE

This behavior occurs if the field size of the text field is set to the number of characters in the cell in Microsoft Excel.

RESOLUTION

To work around this behavior, increase the size of the field in the Microsoft Access table by at least 2.

STATUS

This problem no longer occurs in Microsoft Access 97.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

In a new Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, enter the following in cell A1:
```
      123456789
```
Select the cell, and on the Edit menu, click Copy.
In a new Microsoft Access table, create a text field with a length of 9.
Open the table and select the text field.
Click Paste on the Edit menu.

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