will AutoDesk create a service pack and include this problem in it?
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"Terry W. Dotson" wrote in message
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> Ken Prentice wrote:
>
> > In some of our AutoCad R14 drawing files, we have text strings over 256
> > characters. In AutoCad 2000 we can't edit those strings exceeding 256
> > characters.
>
> I was able to duplicate your problem in DDEDIT in 2002. It appears an
> Autodesk programmer applied a limit to that edit dialog that shouldn't
> apply to TEXT objects.
>
> As a workaround, you can use the PROPS dialog and select the text.
> Although the editor is somewhat less appealing, it will accept long
> strings. I believe the limits is 2048 characters.
>
> Of course there are other text editing tools out there and a custom
> routine could be created.
>
> Terry