DOCUMENT:Q221731  21-MAY-1999  [foxpro]
TITLE   :FIX: Copy/Paste Allowed With Password Character
PRODUCT :Microsoft FoxPro
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:3.0b,5.0,5.0a,6.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbservicepack kbContainer kbCtrl kbOOP kbvfp300bBUG kbvfp500aBUG kbvfp600 kbvfp600bug k

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0b, 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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You can copy and paste the contents of a text box that has the PassWordChar
property set into another object and see the information.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article.

This bug was corrected in Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 3. For more information
about Visual Studio service packs, please see the following articles in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q194022 INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs, What, Where, Why

Q194295 HOWTO: Tell That Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs Are Installed

MORE INFORMATION
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In Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 3 for Visual FoxPro, if a text box object with
the PassWordChar property is non-null, the copy and cut functionalities are
disabled. However, you can still paste into the field.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Create a form called "Ztest."

2. Add two text box objects to the form.

3. In the first text box, set the PassWordChar property to *****.

4. Run the form.

5. Type something into the first text box.

6. Highlight what you typed and press the CTRL+C key combination (to copy). Move
   to the second text box and press the CTRL+V key combination (to paste). Note
   that the second text box contains what was typed in the first text box.

Additional query words: KBDSE

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Keywords          : kbservicepack kbContainer kbCtrl kbOOP kbvfp300bBUG kbvfp500aBUG kbvfp600 kbvfp600bug kbVS600sp2 kbVS600SP1 kbVS600sp3fix 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300b kbVFP500 kbVFP600 kbVFP500a
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0b,5.0,5.0a,6.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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