>>>>OK, then something from the same line. If you got the Windows error message box and want to copy the content, you can't visually select the text in it. But just press Ctrl-C and paste to Notepad - you will get the full text ( including OK button text :). Works for many other types of Windows messageboxes. However, most of people still using Print Screen for that, or retype the message manually.
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>>>Hi Nick,
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>>>This trick doesn't work for the form you get when you go to control panel/System. How can I get the first page output easily in the clipboard?
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>>>Thanks a lot in advance.
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>>Alt-PrtScrn - not text, a bitmap of the screen.
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>But I need a text! :) To be able to add to messages.
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>Thanks again.
Alt+PrtScrn -> save as JPG or BMP picture - use online OCR service like
http://ocr1.sc.isc.tohoku.ac.jp/e1/ (if you don't have any OCR software installed).
:)
Nick Neklioudov
Universal Thread Consultant
3 times Microsoft MVP - Visual FoxPro
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