jyp@wucs1.wustl.edu (Jerome Yvon Plun) (01/22/91)
I applied the solution(s) given on the net and I got some results. My current code is now: retZero = ZeroScrap(); if (SystemEdit(3)); /* trick to fool MultiFinder */ retPut = PutScrap(lengthScrap,'TEXT',toScrap); if (SystemEdit(3)); /* trick to fool MultiFinder */ retval = UnloadScrap(); I put two calls to SystemEdit(3) since I got two answers suggesting to put the call respectively before and after PutScrap. This still works in my program (!) BUT I found the following interesting behavior: If I build an application or just run through the Think C Debugger, I get an empty Clipboard after the execution (using Finder "Show Clipboard" command) even though I put 17 characters in it (checked after the code I listed above). On the other hand, if I put a breakpoint on the second SystemEdit statement,STEP "over" it and then GO to completion, I get exactly what I expect in the clipboard. I tried to STEP over the other statemts, removing the call to UnloadScrap, I always get an empty scrapbook if I run over the second SystemEdit and get a correct scrapbook if I step over the second SystemEdit. Some additional details: I am using the Class Library, the objects involved in the operation are all locked, Think C is version 4.0.2, System 6.0.7 and MultiFinder 6.1b9. Soooooooo, can some Think C Guru explain me why I get different behaviors depending on the timing of actions??? Jerome Jerome Plun jyp@wucs1.wustl.edu // Tell me why is it so hard to say Dept of Computer Science // Brother don't you walk away Washington University // St. Louis, Mo // Hooters "Zig Zag"