ID Number: Q78073
1.00
WINDOWS
buglist1.00
Summary:
If you use a the Visual Basic LoadPicture function to load an icon
file (.ICO) into a picture control, then attempt to copy that picture
control's picture to the Clipboard using the SetData method, the error
message "Invalid Clipboard Format" will be displayed, regardless of
the format specified for the SetData method.
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Visual Basic
programming system version 1.0 for Windows. We are researching this
problem and will post new information here as it becomes available.
More Information:
This error will also occur if you attempt to directly load an icon
file into the Clipboard using:
ClipBoard.SetData LoadPicture("c:\vb\icons\arrows\arw01rt.ico")
To work around this problem, set the picture control's Autoredraw
property to True (-1) and use the Picture control's Image property in
the SetData method rather than the Picture control's picture property.
'*** This code will fail with the error "Invalid Clipboard Format" ***
Picture1.Picture = LoadPicture("c:\vb\icons\arrows\arw01rt.ico")
Clipboard.SetData Picture1.Picture, 2
'*** This will avoid the error ***
Picture1.Autoredraw = -1
Picture1.Picture = LoadPicture("c:\vb\icons\arrows\arw01rt.ico")
Clipboard.SetData Picture1.Image, 2
'*** This will also work ***
Picture1.Picture = LoadPicture("c:\vb\icons\arrows\arw01rt.ico")
Picture1.Picture = Picture1.Image
Clipboard.SetData Picture1.Picture, 2
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