Thanks Joe, but that didn't seem to make any difference.  I'll have to look
more carefully at my code as a simple example using this format does work.

Eric

>Hi Eric,
>
>I haven't used containers very much, but could it be that you need the double
>$$  where you are making the assignments:
>
>container$$ = firstString
>container$$ += secondString
>container$$ += thirdString
>
>Just a guess,
>
>Joe Wilkins
>
>
>Eric Parks wrote:
>
>> I want to form a concatonated string longer than 255 characters, so I thought
>> I could use a container.  I used the format as described in appendex C
>>
>> dim container$$,firstString$,secondString$
>>
>> container = firstString
>> container += secondString
>> container += thirdString
>>
>> and so forth, but when the container gets above 255 characters,
>> I get a > 255 character error message.  What am I doing wrong?
>>
>>     Eric
>>
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