Data Is Lost Canceling Move to Field That Contains Linked Data
  
PSS ID Number: Q126739
Article last modified on 04-06-1995
 
4.00    | 4.00
 
WINDOWS | MACINTOSH
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Project for Windows, version 4.0
 - Microsoft Project for the Macintosh, version 4.0
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SYMPTOMS
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In Microsoft Project, if you select a field in your table and drag it to a
field that contains linked data, you receive a dialog box that contains the
following information:
 
   Field contains linked data. Okay to remove entire link?
 
If you choose No to cancel the operation, the data in the field that
you moved is not restored.
 
CAUSE
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This behavior occurs because when you move a field by dragging it to a new
location on your project, you are essentially performing a Cut procedure,
followed by a Paste procedure. When you receive the dialog box that asks if
you want to remove the entire link, the Cut procedure has already been
performed. If you choose No, the Paste procedure is canceled, but the Cut
procedure cannot be canceled.
 
If you choose the Help button in the dialog box that appears asking if you
want to remove the entire link, the information that is displayed indicates
that choosing No cancels the action. However, in this case, the only action
canceled is the Paste action.
 
Note that this drag-and-drop method for moving information does not use the
Windows Clipboard, so you cannot choose Paste from the Edit menu to restore
the information.
 
WORKAROUNDS
===========
 
To work around this problem, undo the entire move procedure by choosing
Undo from the Edit menu immediately after you choose No in the dialog box
asking if you want to remove the entire link.
 
MORE INFORMATION
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Note that the dialog box that asks if you want to replace the entire
link appears whenever you clear or change information in a field that
contains linked data. For example, this message appears if you select
a field that contains linked data and you choose Cut or Paste from
the Edit menu. The message also appears if you drag information to or
from the field that contains linked data.
 
Note that if you select a field that contains linked data, and drag
it to another field in your table, you also receive the message
described above. However, if you choose No in this case, the linked
data remains in the cell that you dragged, and the data contained in
the field that you dragged is pasted to the destination cell without
the link.
 
For additional information, please see the following article(s) in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
 
   ARTICLE-ID: Q113410
   TITLE     : Project: Cancel Drag-and-Drop Won't Restore Moved
               Information
 
REFERENCES
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For more information About Copying And Moving Fields, Rows, And
Columns, choose the Search button in Help and type:
 
   moving fields
 
KBCategory: kbole
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Additional reference words: 4.00
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