# Allow longer strings

**URL:** <https://community.freefem.org/t/allow-longer-strings/608>\
**Category:** Feature Request\
**Created:** [October 9, 2020, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.freefem.org/t/allow-longer-strings/608 "2020-10-09T12:26:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![ffeppon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.freefem.org/ffeppon/32/1011_2.png) [@ffeppon](https://community.freefem.org/u/ffeppon)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.freefem.org/t/allow-longer-strings/608/1 "2020-10-09T12:26:36Z")

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Dear developpers,

Is there any particular reason for limiting strings to a maximum of 256 characters in a FreeFEM .edp code ?  
See [https://github.com/arthurlevy/FreeFempp/blob/master/src/fflib/lex.cpp#L288](https://github.com/arthurlevy/FreeFempp/blob/master/src/fflib/lex.cpp#L288)

This limit can be reasonably attained for long file names, or when specifying petsc parameters.  
I know that we can bypass the limitation by splitting the string into several parts and by using the operator +. However, if the .edp code is generated in an automated fashion to include correct file names, this becomes a bit delicate.

Therefore, why not increasing the limit to 1024 or more characters?

Many thanks  
Florian