FIX: Text Not Highlighted When Copy Immediate Win to Clipboard

 Last reviewed: October 30, 1997
Article ID: Q75762
1.00 2.00 WINDOWS kbprg kbbuglist

The information in this article applies to:

- Standard and Professional Editions of Microsoft Visual Basic for 

  Windows, version 2.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic programming system for Windows, version 1.0

SYMPTOMS

When you copy text from the Immediate window to the Windows system clipboard, the selected text is not highlighted. Also, the cursor is not visible. However, the copy operation works as it should.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to a bug in the products listed above. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Visual Basic version 3.0 for Windows.

MORE INFORMATION

The following steps reproduce the problem:

  1. Run the Windows Clipboard utility usually found in the Main group in Microsoft Windows Program Manager.

  2. Start Visual Basic and press the F5 key.

  3. Press CTRL+BREAK to bring up the Immediate window.

  4. Press F5 to continue.

  5. Click the Immediate window to give it the focus.

  6. Press CTRL+HOME to move to the beginning of the text in the Immediate window.

  7. Press SHIFT+CTRL+END to select all text in the Immediate window. Note that you cannot select text with the Mouse at this point.

  8. Press CTRL+INS to copy the selected text in the Immediate window to the Windows clipboard.

The text goes onto the Windows clipboard as it should, but the text in the Immediate window is not highlighted as it should be, and the cursor is not visible.

Additional reference words: buglist1.00 buglist2.00 fixlist3.00 1.00 2.00
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KBCategory: kbprg kbbuglist
KBSubcategory: APrgOther
Solution Type : kbfix

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Last reviewed: October 30, 1997
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