I have a listview in report mode, the subitems seem to be limited to 259 characters. Is this correct?

I am using the following code:

VB Code:
  1. lstProperties.ListItems(index).SubItems(3) = comments

  2. Debug.Print lstProperties.ListItems(index).SubItems(3)

the comments string is 343 characters long, it gets printed correctly in the debug window. However is truncated to 259 characters when displayed on the listview. The column width is wider then the text (I can also resize the column) so I do not belive this is the problem.

Has anyone else experienced this problem, is there a simple soultion. Do I need to change to a different control (flexgrid?)

Thanks.