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Data That You Copy by Using the setData Method Is Not Pasted in Rich Text Applications


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Symptoms

When you use the window.clipboardData.setData method to programmatically copy text to the Clipboard, incorrect text is pasted in Rich Text-compliant applications such as Microsoft Word. This behavior occurs if you manually copy text from a Web page to the Clipboard by clicking Copy on a shortcut menu or by using the Edit menu in Microsoft Internet Explorer, and then you call window.clipboardData.setData to copy some other text programmatically to the Clipboard.

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Resolution

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site: Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
  Date         Time   Version        Size       File name
  --------------------------------------------------------
  02-Oct-2003  20:26  6.0.2800.1269  2,799,104  Mshtml.dll
This hotfix is included in the following security update:

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1.

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Keywords: KB826008, kbbug, kbfix, kbie600presp2fix, kbie600sp2fix, kbqfe, kbhotfixserver, kbqfe, kbhotfixserver, kbautohotfix

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Article Info
Article ID : 826008
Revision : 10
Created on : 11/15/2007
Published on : 11/15/2007
Exists online : False
Views : 424