BUG: Paste Link Disabled Across the Network

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This article was previously published under Q108939

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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.

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CAUSE

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

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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

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