Q126934 - Copy of Attached Object Created with Cut/Paste/Undo/Paste Task

Copy of Attached Object Created with Cut/Paste/Undo/Paste Task

Q126934

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Project for Windows, version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Project, when you move a task on your project that has an attached object using the Cut and Paste commands, if you undo the paste action and then paste the task again, a copy of the object that is attached to the task appears on your project.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs when the task that you cut and paste has an attached object, such as a drawing object, or an OLE object. This behavior occurs because after you paste the task a second time (after choosing the Undo Paste command) the unique ID of the task stays the same. However, when you paste the task the second time, Microsoft Project assumes that the task will have a new task ID, and the drawing object is duplicated.

Note that this behavior does not occur when you use the Copy command.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, you can select one of the objects, and press DELETE to remove the duplicate object.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

REFERENCES

For more information about the Attach To Task Command, choose the Search button in Help and type:

Attach To Task Command

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Issue type : kbbug
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