Textbox Form Fields

[John Viall]

I am trying to drop text into a formfield using the following command:

ActiveDocument.FormFields("txtObComments").Result = tempComments

I get the error "string too long". I have set the property of the form
field to be unlimited, however still no luck. After setting a Watch, the
actual length was 710 characters in length. Any ideas?

As a backup plan, I am looking at creating multiple "txtObComments" on the
fly, and dropping in the comments at 500 characters a pop, in the hopes that
works. How do I change the name of a formfield in code? I know how to add
it, but don't know if the name will be the same each instance.

Thanks,
John

 

[Jay Freedman]

Your backup plan isn't going to work, either, but this will:
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/SetLongFmFldResult.htm

 

[John Viall]

Thanks, works great!

Your backup plan isn't going to work, either, but this will:
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/SetLongFmFldResult.htm



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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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[John Viall]

Thanks, works great!

Your backup plan isn't going to work, either, but this will:
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/SetLongFmFldResult.htm



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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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