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BUG: Paste Link Disabled Across the Network

Article ID: 108939

Article Last Modified on 12/3/2003

Microsoft OLE 2.01
Microsoft OLE 4.0, when used with:
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 Service Pack 5
- Microsoft Windows 95

This article was previously published under Q108939

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.

Reference words: 2.01 3.50 4.00 Paste Link

Additional query words: kbbuglist

Keywords: kbbug KB108939