Long memo field problem SOLVED.

If you use @T as your Format for the memo field, the Report Designer
outputs the "String too long to fit" error message. The work around
is to use ALLTRIM(Memo_Field) if you do not want to print extraneous
spaces.

Michel.

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>Visual FoxPro 5.0a
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>I have a report which prints, amongst other things, a memo field.
>
>When the memo field is longer than 254 characters the report issues
>a "String is too long to fit (Error 1903)" and stops. Is there
>really a 254-character limit on the printing of memo fields ? Or is
>there an alternative way of printing them ?
>
>On the same subject, the memo field will occasionally spill onto the
>next page. How can you make a whole band print onto the next page whenever the whole memo field will not fit onto the current page ?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Michel.