Fragment too large for the index fragment size is 265 Maximum

[KD1]

Hi all when i try to upload my site i get an error message saying

one of the fragments is to large for the index fragment size is 265 Maximum size is 255 fragment = (There then follows lots of numbers and letters)

what does this mean and which fragment is it talking about

Can anyone help ??

Im really stuck

Thanks Keith

[anqi]

i guess u r using v7.

i have no simple way to find out which fragments are over limit in actinic. this is exact same problem i encountered before. i suggest use INCLUDE (external file) for all long fragments whether they are over limit or not.

if you stick to find out, export catalog to .csv, then you can do it easily in excel.

[KD1]

Hi

No i am using version 8 i really need to get this sorted as i cant get me site working so can anybody offer any solutions

As i said i dont really no what to look for so perhaps someone can tell me.

Is a fragment page i have created in the catalog or something completely different i have not got a clue what the errors telling me perhaps someone from actinic can tell me

Thanks Pete

[leehack]

Pete / Keith

What have you tried so far to alleviate the problem, we won't be throwing ideas at you that you've already tried then?

Try taking a word out of it and see what happens.

[KD1]

Hi lee

I have not tried anything yet as i dont even know what i should be checking within the software. Its one of those errors i just dont know what its trying to tell me. I have looked all through the forum and cant find any info

Keith

[KD1]

Pete / Keith

What have you tried so far to alleviate the problem, we won't be throwing ideas at you that you've already tried then?

Try taking a word out of it and see what happens.

What should i be taking a word out of one of the fragment pages ???
there isnt really a lot of wording in the descriptions only a few lines plus a picture. If this is the area you are talking about

[leehack]

It sounds like there are more than 255 characters in it and it doesn't like it. It was a stab in the dark, to try reducing the size of whatever is in it, to see if that cured anything. Pure stab in the dark, however i know that 255 is a limit in some fields on a computer, don't ask me why, where or when as it's a vague memory and has something to do with the way PC's work (i think).

If its 10 over then try taking 3 or 4 words out to be sure.

[pinbrook]

if you stick to find out, export catalog to .csv, then you can do it easily in excel.

I'd try this first

then


hide all your fragments and then add them back in one at a time?

[KD1]

It sounds like there are more than 255 characters in it and it doesn't like it. It was a stab in the dark, to try reducing the size of whatever is in it, to see if that cured anything. Pure stab in the dark, however i know that 255 is a limit in some fields on a computer, don't ask me why, where or when as it's a vague memory and has something to do with the way PC's work (i think).

If its 10 over then try taking 3 or 4 words out to be sure.

Sorry to appear really thick Lee but where am i supposed to be looking for these words in an attempt to reduce them

What i am trying to say is i dont understand fragments. The only thing i understand i have 10 brochure pages in the catalog and indside each of these i created new fragments each as a few written lines and a small image.

Is this the area you are talking about ???

Thanks Keith

[leehack]

Text in your fragments are made up of characters or letters and numbers as you may know them. It appears to dislike the amount of characters that you have in one or more of them, so try reducing the amount of words in one of them and see if it does anything. If something has 266 characters in it and i remove the word "about" from it, it will then have 260 characters etc.

Jo's option sounds a good one too.

[RuralWeb]

Or import your last working snapshot.

[Duncan Rounding]

The fragment text is stored as Memo in the database so I doubt that it will be the character size of the fragment - more likely something else.

I'd do as Malcolm says - backup first then do a restore of an earlier snapshot as see if it prevails.

[leehack]

The fragment text is stored as Memo in the database

From previous posts he has been into the database, you might have just hit the nail on the head.

[KD1]

Thanks Guys

Problem fixed

[leehack]

what was it?