BUG: Paste Link Disabled Across the Network

ID: Q108939

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft OLE Libraries for Windows and Win32s, version 2.01
• Microsoft OLE Libraries, included with:

      - Microsoft Windows NT, versions 3.5 and 3.51
      - Microsoft Windows 95
  

SYMPTOMS

The OleQueryLinkFromData application programming interface (API) function returns failure when clipbook data from another machine is copied to the local clipboard, even if the clipbook contains all of the data needed to create a link.

CAUSE

cfLinkSource is not being rendered by the OLE libraries when data is being transferred via NetDDE.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here as it becomes available.

Reference words: 2.01 3.50 4.00 Paste Link KBCategory: kbole kbbuglist KBSubcategory: LeTwoDdc

Last Reviewed: May 17, 1995