FIX: Text Not Highlighted When Copy Immediate Win to Clipboard (75762)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual Basic Standard Edition for Windows 2.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows 2.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Standard Edition for Windows 1.0
This article was previously published under Q75762

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.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/18/2003
Keywords:kbbug kbfix KB75762
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