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Q180769: INFO: Text and Label Size Limitations in VBCE

Article: Q180769
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbToolkit kbVBp500 kbVBp600 kbOSWinCE100 kbGrpDSVB
Last Modified: 15-NOV-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows CE Toolkit for Visual Basic 6.0 
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SUMMARY
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This article describes the limitations of the Text property of a Text box
control and the Caption property of a Label control in the Windows CE Toolkit
for Visual Basic (VBCE).

MORE INFORMATION
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In the Windows CE Toolkit for Visual Basic, the Text property of a Text box has
a limit of 32,766 characters.

The Caption property of a label control has a maximum of 65,535 characters.

Additional query words: vbce wince vbce6

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Keywords          : kbToolkit kbVBp500 kbVBp600 kbOSWinCE100 kbGrpDSVB 
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbWinCETKVBSearch kbWinCESearch
Version           : :
Issue type        : kbinfo

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