Microsoft KB Archive/225901

= ACC2000: Cut, Copy, and Paste Commands Are Disabled on Shortcut Menu for ActiveX Controls on Data Access Pages =

Article ID: 225901

Article Last Modified on 6/24/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Access 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q225901



This article applies to a Microsoft Access database (.mdb) and to a Microsoft Access project (.adp).

Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.



SYMPTOMS
When you right-click an ActiveX control on a data access page, the Cut, the Copy, and the Paste commands on the Shortcut menu are disabled. However, the Cut, the Copy, and the Paste commands on the Edit menu are enabled.



RESOLUTION
Use the Cut, the Copy, or the Paste command on the Edit menu.



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



Steps to Reproduce the Behavior

 * 1) Open any database.
 * 2) Create a new, blank data access page.
 * 3) On the Insert menu, click ActiveX Control.
 * 4) In the Insert ActiveX Control dialog box, click Calendar Control 9.0, and then click OK.
 * 5) Right-click the control. Note that the Cut, the Copy, and the Paste commands on the Shortcut menu are disabled.
 * 6) Click the Edit menu. Note that the same commands are enabled.

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