Run-Time Error 40046: Statement too complex - vba

Question

I'm trying to write a code module using the InsertLines method, but am getting the
Statement too complex Error
My code boils down to this loop:
Dim extractorModule As VBComponent
With extractorModule.codeModule
Dim singItem As codeItem
Dim i As Long
For i = LBound(codeItems) To UBound(codeItems)
singItem = codeItems(i) 'array of private type with .value property
.InsertLines 5, singItem.value 'write to line 5
Next i
End With
Which loops through an array of custom codeItems, and writes their .value to a new module with .InsertLines
singItem.value is a base64 encoded string. If it is a short one, 100 characters say, like this string:
.code_content = "QXR0cmlidXRlIFZCX05hbWUgPSAic2ltcGxlTW9kdWxlIg0KUHJpdmF0ZSBhIEFzIExvbmcNCg=="
no problem. However I want a longer string, this one for example (19000 chars, contains newlines):
.code_content = "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" & _
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According to the docs, linefeed character vbCrLf should just make code on separate lines (what I want), so that shouldn't be causing the error.
However the length of string is not the problem either, as if .value = String(19000,"a") I have no issues. What's the cause of this error and how do I get around it?
Update
Something more re-createable:
Sub testAdd()
Dim codeStuff As codeModule
On Error Resume Next
Set codeStuff = ThisWorkbook.VBProject.VBComponents.Add(vbext_ct_StdModule).codeModule
'check for vbProj access
If Err.Number <> 0 Then MsgBox "Access to VBProject disabled": Exit Sub
On Error GoTo 0
'try to add code
With codeStuff
Dim i As Long
For i = 1 To 3
'i = 1 fails for me
On Error Resume Next
.InsertLines 1, exampleString(i) 'causes the error
Debug.Print "Case"; i; IIf(Err.Number = 0, " suceeded", " failed with err:" & Err.Number)
On Error GoTo -1
Next i
End With
ThisWorkbook.VBProject.VBComponents.Remove codeStuff.Parent
End Sub
Function exampleString(stringType As Long) As String
Dim result As String
Select Case stringType
Case 1 'lots of linefeed
Dim bit As Long
For bit = 1 To 19
result = result & """" & String(1000, "a") & """ & _" & vbCrLf
Next bit
result = result & """" & String(1000, "a") & """"
Case 2 'long string
result = String(20000, "a")
Case Else 'short string
result = String(100, "a")
End Select
exampleString = result
End Function

Answer 1

There is a limit of "prolonging" lines with _ at the end, try building your string part by part:
.code_content = "first part"
.code_content = .code_content & "second part"