INPUT() Function Clears the Clipboard in Excel

Last reviewed: November 2, 1994
Article ID: Q58356

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 2.x, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0
Microsoft Excel for OS/2, versions 2.2, 3.0

SUMMARY

The INPUT() function in Microsoft Excel clears the Clipboard as soon as it is executed. The following sequence of statements, for example, would cause a macro error at the PASTE() command:

   =COPY()
   =INPUT("prompt",type,"title",default)
   =PASTE()

The correct sequence would be as follows:

   =INPUT("prompt",type,"title",default)
   =COPY()
   =PASTE()

Note: the information above applies to version 5.0 when you use Microsoft Excel version 4.0 macro language.

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Additional reference words: 2.0 2.00 2.01 2.1 2.10 2.2 2.20 2.21 3.0 3.00
4.0 4.00 4.0a 4.00a 5.0 5.00

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Last reviewed: November 2, 1994
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