Address Book 2003 Comment Patch

Description:

KI Systems Address Book 2003 does not save or display Comment data that is longer than 255 characters in length. 

Issue/Symptom:

KI Systems Address Book for 2003 does not save or display Comment data that is longer than 255 characters in length. 

While the 255 character limitation does not impact the application, the intended functionality of the Comment screen is to provide up to 5000 characters.  This patch corrects the issue and restores full functionality of the Comment screen as intended in the original application.

Error Message:

None

Cause:

For Office 2003 a limitation in system files prevents Comment text that is over 255 characters from being saved to the database.  

The files KIAB.dll and KIServer.dll are responsible for the transfer of Comment information from the workstation into the database.  Updated files that correct the 255 limitation are included in the Patch update.

Do not apply this patch if you are using Windows 95 as your operating system on client PCs.  Contact KI Systems for alternative solutions if you are using Windows 95 clients.

Do not apply this patch if you are using KI Systems software for Office 2000, or Office XP on client PCs.  Contact KI Systems for alternative solutions if you are experiencing this issue in earlier version applications.

Resolution:

This patch will allow Address Book 2003 to save and display Comments that exceed 255 characters. 

For implementation instructions please see:

Tech Note: 200-00093 for Office 2003 2000 clients.

Please note:  This patch is Operating System specific.  Please download the correct OS version for your site's client PCs.  While the file names included in the download are the same, they are not interchangeable between Windows XP and Windows NT/2000 workstations.

For Windows XP client PCs download the following patch:

Download the Comment Patch for
Windows XP

For Windows NT and Windows 2000 client PCs download the following patch:

Download the Comment Patch for
Windows NT/2000

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