CS5104

error A string can be at most max characters.

#What it means

A string built while the script ran became longer than the limit given in the message (currently 4,096 characters).

#Typical cause

• Text that is added to on every bar and never reset.
• str.repeat or array.join producing a very long text.

#How to fix it

Keep strings short: build only the part you show, and reset text that accumulates.

#Example

//@chartscript 1
indicator("Long text")
const txt = str.repeat("ab", 3000)
plot(str.length(txt))

Fixed

//@chartscript 1
indicator("Long text")
const txt = str.repeat("ab", 100)
plot(str.length(txt))

#Related

• CS1023 — This string is longer than max characters.
• CS5103 — A collection can hold at most max elements.