Text Copied from DOS Application Appends Carriage Return

ID: Q77554

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a

SUMMARY

Text copied from an MS-DOS application running in a window under Windows 3.0 to the Clipboard will have a carriage return added to it, if one does not already exist.

Some Windows applications such as Word for Windows, Write, and Notepad show this added carriage return when this text is pasted. The insertion point of the Windows application begins on a new line after the pasted text.

MORE INFORMATION

If a carriage return is copied from the MS-DOS application, then a carriage return is not appended to the existing carriage return copied with the text to the Clipboard.

It is possible to save the Clipboard file and then view the file's contents with a sector or disk editing utility and see the added carriage return. A carriage return is represented by the value "0D."

When a Windows application such as Write or Notepad has text copied to the Clipboard, this does not occur.

Additional query words: 3.0 3.0a 3.00 3.00a

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Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a
Platform : WINDOWS
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