BUG: Paste-Linking a 256-Color Paintbrush Object (111612)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft OLE Libraries for Windows and Win32s 2.01
This article was previously published under Q111612

SYMPTOMS

A 256-color bitmap is loaded into Microsoft Paintbrush version 3.11 (included with Windows 3.11) and 3.50 (included with Windows NT 3.5). The image is selected and then copied to the clipboard. An OLE 2.0 application then pastes a link to the object from the clipboard. To perform the paste- link operation, the container calls OleCreateLinkFromData(), specifying OLERENDER_FORMAT as the rendering option and CF_DIB as the desired format.

The resulting link object in the OLE 2.0 application has an incorrect appearance, such as being colored solid black.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem with the Object Linking and Embedding libraries version 2.01.

MORE INFORMATION

Normally an OLE 2.0 application will specify OLERENDER_DRAW as the rendering option. This allows OLE to cache a metafile presentation for the object. When a metafile is cached, the 256-color Paintbrush object is displayed correctly.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/3/2003
Keywords:kbBug KB111612
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