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Re: Hypercard text fields max text size
- Subject: Re: Hypercard text fields max text size
- From: dempson@atlantis.actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)
- Date: 1996/05/18
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Organization: Actrix - Internet Services
- References: <4ncm4u$qqb@news.alexia.net.au>
In article <4ncm4u$qqb@news.alexia.net.au>,
Stephen Davidson <davoesq@melb.alexia.net.au> wrote:
>
> I'm trying to squeeze text files greater than 32K into
> HyperCard GS V1.1 background fields, but seem to be unable to and get
> some error.
Didn't someone ask about this a week ago?
> Has HCGS got a field size limit of 32K?? I can't find any info in the
> manuals.
Yes. There is a limit of 30000 characters per text field (probably
32767, in fact). These limits are given in the separate HyperTalk
reference manual.
There is no way to have more than this in a single field, short of
using an XCMD which stores the text somewhere else.
--
David Empson
dempson@actrix.gen.nz
Snail mail: P.O. Box 27-103, Wellington, New Zealand