Index: lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/service/MonitoringService.java
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/service/MonitoringService.java,v
diff -u -r1.149.2.7.2.9 -r1.149.2.7.2.10
--- lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/service/MonitoringService.java	17 May 2010 12:35:06 -0000	1.149.2.7.2.9
+++ lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/service/MonitoringService.java	27 Oct 2010 17:46:50 -0000	1.149.2.7.2.10
@@ -469,6 +469,10 @@
 	// Make all efforts to make sure it has a title
 	String title = lessonName != null ? lessonName : copiedLearningDesign.getTitle();
 	title = title != null ? title : "Unknown Lesson";
+	//truncate title
+	if (title.length() > 254) {
+	    title = title.substring(0, 254);
+	}
 
 	Lesson lesson = createNewLesson(title, lessonDescription, user, learnerExportAvailable, copiedLearningDesign,
 		learnerPresenceAvailable, learnerImAvailable, liveEditEnabled);