ACC2000: Two Device Independent Bitmaps in Paste Special Dialog Box (209072)

Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.

This article applies to a Microsoft Access database (.mdb) and to a Microsoft Access project (.adp).

SYMPTOMS

When you click Paste Special on the Edit menu after copying a picture to the Clipboard, the Paste Special dialog box displays the following two choices for Device Independent Bitmap (DIB)

Picture (Device Independent Bitmap)
Device Independent Bitmap

These two choices are actually the same.

CAUSE

When you copy a Picture object to the Clipboard, Microsoft Access places Picture (Device Independent Bitmap) on the Clipboard, and then OLE code also places a Picture object on the Clipboard. Note that using the Paste Special command in other applications, such as Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Word for Windows, may give similar results or additional combinations of the object.

RESOLUTION

Either of the two choices results in the same action. No extra memory is used to store extra objects; all the items in the list point to the same object.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

Open a new form in Design view.
On the Insert menu, click Object.
Click Create From File.
Click Browse, select any .bmp file from the Windows folder, and then click OK.
Click OK to close the Insert Object dialog box.
Point to Bitmap Image Object on the Edit menu, and then click Convert. Select Picture (Device Independent Bitmap) and click OK.
On the Edit menu, click Copy.
On the Edit menu, click Paste Special. Note the first two choices in the As box.

REFERENCES

For more information about inserting objects on a form, click Microsoft Access Help on the Help menu, type add a picture to a form in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned.