Error while creating validation dropdown in spreadsheet using ColdFusion

Question

I am just creating a validation dropdown in a spreadsheet, from a database query, using ColdFusion. But I am getting the following error

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Answer 1

The error message is pretty clear. Some of the values you are trying to add to the validation list are longer than the maximum length allowed by Excel, 255 characters. Either shorten the values or maybe try this suggestion of using hidden ranges to work around the limitation.