I have the following code in a formula in my CR 8 report causing the error -
A string can be at most 254 characters long.

StringVar suspect_tube;
If TRIM({tubestats.slist}) <> "" then
suspect_tube:=suspect_tube + CHR(13)+TRIM({tubestats.slist}) else
suspect_tube;

If I change the code to the following, the error goes away.
Is there a workaround for this problem?

StringVar suspect_tube;
If TRIM({tubestats.slist}) <> "" then
suspect_tube:=TRIM({tubestats.slist}) else
suspect_tube;

The field in question is tubestats.slist which is CHAR 80.
I really would like to be able to append the field values and report them at the group section level. Can I restrict the length of the suspect_tube variable to less than 254 chars during the append process?

Any ideas? Thanks so much.