Microsoft KB Archive/209072

= ACC2000: Two Device Independent Bitmaps in Paste Special Dialog Box =

Article ID: 209072

Article Last Modified on 6/29/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Access 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q209072



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

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



SYMPTOMS
When you click Paste Special on the Edit menu after copying a picture to the Clipboard, the Paste Special dialog box displays the following two choices for Device Independent Bitmap (DIB)

Picture (Device Independent Bitmap)

Device Independent Bitmap

These two choices are actually the same.



CAUSE
When you copy a Picture object to the Clipboard, Microsoft Access places Picture (Device Independent Bitmap) on the Clipboard, and then OLE code also places a Picture object on the Clipboard. Note that using the Paste Special command in other applications, such as Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Word for Windows, may give similar results or additional combinations of the object.



RESOLUTION
Either of the two choices results in the same action. No extra memory is used to store extra objects; all the items in the list point to the same object.



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 Problem

 * 1) Open a new form in Design view.
 * 2) On the Insert menu, click Object.
 * 3) Click Create From File.
 * 4) Click Browse, select any .bmp file from the Windows folder, and then click OK.
 * 5) Click OK to close the Insert Object dialog box.
 * 6) Point to Bitmap Image Object on the Edit menu, and then click Convert. Select Picture (Device Independent Bitmap) and click OK.
 * 7) On the Edit menu, click Copy.
 * 8) On the Edit menu, click Paste Special. Note the first two choices in the As box.

